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Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

Author(s) -

J.M.S. Pearce

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1421-9913

pISSN - 0014-3022

DOI - 10.1159/000091429

Subject(s) - medicine , neuralgia , cranial nerves , trigeminal neuralgia , microvascular decompression , neurovascular bundle , glossopharyngeal nerve , decompression , surgery , cranial nerve disease , anesthesia , vagus nerve , neuropathic pain , stimulation , eye disease

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a distinctive syndrome, named by Wilfred Harris. Investigation must exclude multiple sclerosis, and local compression, especially by tumours which require treatment. Dandy deserves credit for first indicating vascular compression of cranial nerve roots as a cause of cranial neuralgias, and Jannetta for establishing neurovascular decompression. Vascular compression is a common and treatable cause but does not account for all previously designated idiopathic cases.

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