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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.
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Published online October 10, 2002
Correspondence: Hitoshi Fukuda, M.D., Dpartment of Neurosurgery, National Cardiovascular Center 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
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Fukuda, H., Ishikawa, M. & Yamazoe, N. Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Caused by Adhesive Arachnoid. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 144, 1057–1058 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-002-0991-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-002-0991-9