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British dental journal · Feb 2008
Review Case ReportsVagus nerve pain referred to the craniofacial region. A case report and literature review with implications for referred cardiac pain.
- D E Myers.
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Dental Associates, Ltd. Of Wisconsin, 11711 W. Burleigh St., Wauwatosa, WI 53222, USA. dnaanddan@yahoo.com
- Br Dent J. 2008 Feb 23;204(4):187-9.
AbstractThe pain of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction is sometimes referred to the head and neck region. The mechanism for this effect remains obscure. A case is presented here that reports that electrical stimulation of a cardiac branch of the left vagus nerve in humans can cause referred craniofacial pain. This leads to the hypothesis that the vagus nerve plays a role in mediating this pain. A review of the clinical and physiologic literature supports this hypothesis.
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