Glossopharyngeal neuralgia following foreign body impaction in the neck.

Abstract

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is rare, typically idiopathic and treated with carbamazepine. Surgery to decompress or transect the glossopharyngeal nerve root may be performed if conservative management fails. We present a case following trauma to the neck with foreign body impaction. To our knowledge this is the first case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia due to neck trauma.

• Authors: C J Webb, Z G Makura, M S McCormick
• Journal: The Journal of laryngology and otology (J Laryngol Otol) Vol. 114 Issue 1 Pg. 70-2 (Jan 2000) ISSN: 0022-2151 [Print] England
• PMID: 10789419 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Foreign Bodies (complications, surgery)
• Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases (etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Male
• Neck
• Neuralgia (etiology, surgery)
• Wounds, Penetrating (complications)