About the Trigemino-Cardiac Reflex, their
Association with Sleep Bruxism and the Reason
Why Clinicians Treating Sb Should Consider a Careful
Examination in Order to Decide Properly How to
Adequately Follow these Patients
Volume 1 - Issue 3
Miguel Meira e Cruz1* and F. Javier Puertas2
-
Author Information
Open or Close
- 1Cardiovascular Center of University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medicine, Portugal
- 2Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, Spain
*Corresponding author:
Miguel Meira e Cruz, Sleep Unit, Cardiovascular Center of University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medicine, Portugal
Received: May 29, 2018; Published: June 05, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2018.01.000115
Full Text
PDF
To view the Full Article Peer-reviewed Article PDF
Abstract
Although well established as a neurogenic reflex pursuing
a cardiovascular protective control in physiological
conditions, trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR) mechanisms
and its clinical significance remains unclear This powerful
brainstem oxygen-conserving autonomic reflex usually
manifests as sudden onset of hemodynamic changes on
heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) and has been associated
to arrhytmias, asystole, apnea and disturbed gastric
mobility [1].
Introduction|
References|