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Reflex, Trigeminocardiac
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Definition
: Sudden occurrence of BRADYCARDIA or HEART ARREST induced by manipulations of the MAXILLARY NERVE AND MANDIBULAR NERVE during a craniomaxillofacial or oral surgery. It is the maxillary and mandibular variants of OCULOCARDIAC REFLEX.
Other names
Trigeminocardiac Reflex; Trigemino-
Cardiac Reflex; Reflices, Dento-
Cardiac; Reflex, Trigemino Cardiac; Reflex, Dento Cardiac; Dentocardiac Reflex; Dento-
Cardiac Reflices; Dento-
Cardiac Reflex; Reflex, Trigemino-
Cardiac; Reflex, Dentocardiac; Reflex, Dento-
Cardiac