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Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Focusing on Microvascular Decompression

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Abstract

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN), albeit rare, poses a significant challenge to physicians. The first symptomatic description appeared in a case report in 1910 on a patient who had been diagnosed with tic douloureux for 6 years; the authors suggested that the symptoms were attributed to a certain irritation of the ninth and twelfth cranial nerves [1]. The term GPN was first used by Harris to describe paroxysms of pain in the back of the tongue, throat, etc., in 1921 [2]. The incidence of GPN is roughly estimated as 1% of TN [3].

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    Young Hwan Ahn

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Park, J.S., Ahn, Y.H. (2023). Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Focusing on Microvascular Decompression. In: Park, K., Cho, K.R. (eds) Trigeminal Neuralgia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9171-4_25

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