abnormal blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier function
abnormal blood-inner ear barrier function
abnormal carotid body physiology +
any functional anomaly in a small epithelioid structure consisting of a small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that serves as a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control