A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury

A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury

Bradycardia has been reported during intraoperative settings of craniofacial, cerebropontine angle and trigeminal ganglion surgeries (Schaller et al. (2009, 1999); Parbhakar et al. (2009); Koerbel et al. (2005); Roberts et al. (1999)). It is also commonly seen in children undergoing orbital and maxi...

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Main Authors: Siddharth A. Wartak, Reshma A. Mehendale, Amir Lotfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/382605
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spelling doaj-eeeada6eece0411ebc52b61a6bea7dda2020-11-24T21:28:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/382605382605A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial InjurySiddharth A. Wartak0Reshma A. Mehendale1Amir Lotfi2Division of General Internal Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USAOphthalmology Department, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, NY 10003, USADivision of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USABradycardia has been reported during intraoperative settings of craniofacial, cerebropontine angle and trigeminal ganglion surgeries (Schaller et al. (2009, 1999); Parbhakar et al. (2009); Koerbel et al. (2005); Roberts et al. (1999)). It is also commonly seen in children undergoing orbital and maxillary fractures repair. This mechanism has been described as the trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR) (Schaller et al. (2009, 2004); Kim et al. (2000); Lang et al. (1991); Van Brocklin et al. (1982)). We report an unusual case of posttraumatic bradycardia and recurrent asystole in a previously healthy adult patient from possible TCR in the absence of any surgical intervention to the head and orbital area.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/382605
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author Siddharth A. Wartak
Reshma A. Mehendale
Amir Lotfi
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Reshma A. Mehendale
Amir Lotfi
A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
Case Reports in Medicine
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Reshma A. Mehendale
Amir Lotfi
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title A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
title_short A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
title_full A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
title_fullStr A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
title_full_unstemmed A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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1687-9635
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description Bradycardia has been reported during intraoperative settings of craniofacial, cerebropontine angle and trigeminal ganglion surgeries (Schaller et al. (2009, 1999); Parbhakar et al. (2009); Koerbel et al. (2005); Roberts et al. (1999)). It is also commonly seen in children undergoing orbital and maxillary fractures repair. This mechanism has been described as the trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR) (Schaller et al. (2009, 2004); Kim et al. (2000); Lang et al. (1991); Van Brocklin et al. (1982)). We report an unusual case of posttraumatic bradycardia and recurrent asystole in a previously healthy adult patient from possible TCR in the absence of any surgical intervention to the head and orbital area.
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