Glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by adhesive arachnoid.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is an uncommon disorder characterized by a severe lancinating pain commonly induced by swallowing. When the pain is resistant to medical management, surgical treatment such as microvascular decompression (MVD) or partial rhizotomy is performed. We report a case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by adhesive arachnoid, in which pain disappeared solely by dissection of the peripheral arachnoid around the glossopharyngeal nerve.
Medical subject headings
- Arachnoid
- Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases