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Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Responding to Pregabalin
Author(s) -
Guido Marco,
Specchio Luigi Maria
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00543_3.x
Subject(s) - pregabalin , medicine , neuralgia , anesthesia , glossopharyngeal nerve , pain relief , surgery , neuropathic pain , stimulation , vagus nerve
The author reports the use of pregabalin in a patient with glossopharyngeal neuralgia. The patient achieved complete pain relief and tolerated the medication. This is the first published report of the use of this medicine for glossopharyngeal neuralgia.