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  2. Vagus nerve - Wikipedia

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    The vagus nerve is also responsible for regulating inflammation in the body, via the inflammatory reflex. [7] Efferent vagus nerve fibers innervating the pharynx and back of the throat are responsible for the gag reflex. In addition, 5-HT 3 receptor-mediated afferent vagus stimulation in the gut due to gastroenteritis is a cause of vomiting. [8]

  3. Roemheld syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Gastric nerve connections to the spinal cord and brain medulla oblongata, which regulate the movements of the stomach. The cranium dysfunction mechanical changes in the gut can compress the vagus nerve at any number of locations along the vagus, slowing the heart. As the heart slows, autonomic reflexes are triggered to increase blood pressure ...

  4. Bulbar palsy - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, pseudobulbar palsy is a clinical syndrome similar to bulbar palsy but in which the damage is located in upper motor neurons of the corticobulbar tracts in the mid-pons (i.e., in the cranial nerves IX-XII), that is the nerve cells coming down from the cerebral cortex innervating the motor nuclei in the medulla.

  5. What to Know About Vagus Nerve Stimulation for IBD - AOL

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    The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the “rest and digest” system because it helps the body relax after periods of stress and regulates bodily functions ...

  6. Hiccups are common and usually harmless. But they can ... - AOL

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    Some such triggers include medications, stress, a recent surgery, nerve damage, and even sudden changes in temperature. "Any trigger that affects the nervous system that controls the diaphragm can ...

  7. Cricopharyngeal spasm - Wikipedia

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    The vagus nerves seems to play a role in the mother condition through a neurovegetative hyperactivity or dysautonomia. It innerves the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle where the cricopharyngeal spasms occur. Throat spasms can also appear after an accident, a disease, may be caused or worsened by GERD. There may be hereditary factors.

  8. Lateral medullary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lateral medullary syndrome is a neurological disorder causing a range of symptoms due to ischemia in the lateral part of the medulla oblongata in the brainstem.The ischemia is a result of a blockage most commonly in the vertebral artery or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. [1]

  9. Vagal tone - Wikipedia

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    Measurements of vagal tone can be performed by means of either invasive or noninvasive procedures. Invasive procedures are in the minority and include vagus nerve stimulation by specific manual, breathing or electrical techniques. Noninvasive techniques mainly rely on the investigation of heart rate and heart rate variability. [4] [5] [6]