Glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare cranial neuropathy characterized by paroxysms of severe, sharp, stabbing, or electric shock-like pain within the sensory distribution of the ninth cranial nerve and branches of the vagus nerve It primarily affects adults and is typically precipitated by activities involving the oropharynx, such as swallowing, chewing, coughing, talking, or yawning Pain episodes are predominantly unilateral, brief, and localized to the tonsillar fossa, base of the tongue, post...

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare cranial neuropathy characterized by paroxysms of severe, sharp, stabbing, or electric shock-like pain within the sensory distribution of the ninth cranial nerve and branches of the vagus nerve It primarily affects adults and is typically precipitated by activities involving the oropharynx, such as swallowing, chewing, coughing, talking, or yawning Pain episodes are predominantly unilateral, brief, and localized to the tonsillar fossa, base of the tongue, post...

Pathophysiologically, the disorder is most often caused by neurovascular compression of the glossopharyngeal nerve root entry zone, though secondary etiologies can include cerebellopontine angle tumors, regional trauma, or demyelinating disease

Pathophysiologically, the disorder is most often caused by neurovascular compression of the glossopharyngeal nerve root entry zone, though secondary etiologies can include cerebellopontine angle tumors, regional trauma, or demyelinating disease