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Aschners reflex

Aschners reflex --> oculocardiac reflex

a decrease in pulse Rate associated with traction on extraocular muscles or compression of the eyeball; especially sensitive in children; may produce asystolic cardiac arrest.

Synonym: Aschner's phenomenon, aschners reflex, Aschner-Dagnini reflex, oculovagal reflex.


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