Journal article
Trigeminocardiac Reflex: Case Report and Literature Review of Intraoperative Asystole in Response to Manipulation of the Temporalis Muscle
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The trigeminocardiac reflex is a sudden onset of bradycardia, hypotension, apnea, or gastric hypermotility in response to stimulation of the trigeminal nerve.
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 60-year-old female underwent a left orbitozygomatic craniotomy to debulk a large skull base epidermoid cyst compressing the brainstem and cranial nerves. Intraoperatively, retraction of the temporalis muscle consistently produced asystole. Cessation of …
Authors
Shakil H; Wang AP; Horth DA; Nair SS; Reddy KKV
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 122, , pp. 424–427
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.186
ISSN
1878-8750