Barnard N A, Bainton R
Regional Oral and Maxillofacial Unit Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 1990 Nov;18(8):359-60. doi: 10.1016/s1010-5182(05)80056-3.
A review of the literature suggests that the oculocardiac reflex is part of a wider phenomenon involving any structure supplied by the trigeminal nerve. This can lead to potentially fatal complications in maxillofacial surgery. A review of the literature is discussed and two further cases are reported.