Case report
Sustained hypertension after section of the glossopharyngeal nerve

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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.

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    This study was supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service Grants GM 15431 and 5M01RR95.

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    From the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Nashville, Tennessee.

    Burroughs Wellcome Scholar in Clinical Pharmacology.

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