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Sustained hypertension after section of the glossopharyngeal nerve
The American Journal of Medicine
|February 1, 1977
Abstract:
A case of sustained hypertension produced by unilateral section of the glossopharyngeal nerve is reported. Special tests revealed baroreceptor dysfunction. The hypertension was responsive to propranolol therapy. Review of the literature revealed no other documented cases of sustained hypertension although transient hypertension is common.