Open AccessAn uncommonly common: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Author(s) -
Preet Mohinder Singh,
Manpreet Kaur,
Anjan Trikha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.107662
Subject(s) - medicine , glossopharyngeal nerve , trigeminal neuralgia , tongue , neuralgia , tonsil , surgery , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , pathology , stimulation , vagus nerve
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a relatively rare condition characterized by severe, paroxysmal episodes of pain localized to the external ear canal, the base of the tongue, the tonsil or the area beneath the angle of the jaw. This pain is many a times confused with Trigeminal Neuralgia and mistreated. There are various diagnostic and management dilemmas which are herein addressed in this review.