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Life-threatening glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

Abstract
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare condition that, on occasions, may be associated with cardiac dysrhythmia. This case report describes the case of an 86-year-old woman whose glossopharyngeal neuralgia was complicated by life-threatening dysrhythmias and who was cured by posterior fossa rhizotomy.
AuthorsP V Marks, S H Purchas
JournalThe Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery (Aust N Z J Surg) Vol. 62 Issue 8 Pg. 660-1 (Aug 1992) ISSN: 0004-8682 [Print] Australia
PMID1642589 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve (surgery)
  • Heart Arrest (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
  • Humans
  • Neuralgia (complications, diagnosis, therapy)

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