The Role of Acute Trigemino-Cardiac Reflex in Unusual, Non-Surgical Cases: A Review.
Trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR) is a well-established phenomenon that is mainly reported in the various surgical specialties. However, the role of this unique reflex is entirely unknown in other medicine domains. Therefore, the present mini-review aims to explore the role of TCR in such unusual cases and also highlights the importance of case reports for knowledge creation in such context.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, MB , Canada.
Tumul
T
Chowdhury
Department of Research, University of Southampton , Southampton , UK.
Bernhard
B
Schaller
asystole; brainstem reflex; death; trigemino-cardiac reflex