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ArticleSurgical neurology international2023

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia with repeated cardiac syncope: A case report.

Shunsuke Nakamura, Tatsuya Shimizu, Haruka Tsuneoka, Takaaki Miyagishima, Yuhei Yoshimoto

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shunsuke NakamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Tatsuya ShimizuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Haruka TsuneokaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Takaaki MiyagishimaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Yuhei YoshimotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Gunma University · JPNeurological Surgery · USStony Brook University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is an uncommon craniofacial pain syndrome. Although rare, it is occasionally associated with cardiac syncope, as vago-glossopharyngeal neuralgia (VGPN). Case Description: We present the case of a 73-year-old man with VGPN misdiagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia. The patient was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome, and a pacemaker was introduced. However, syncope still recurred. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a branch of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery contacting the root exit zone of the right glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves. We diagnosed VGPN due to neurovascular compression and performed microvascular decompression (MVD). The symptoms disappeared postoperatively. Conclusion: Diagnosis of VGPN needs appropriate medical interviews and physical examination. MVD is the only curative treatment for VGPN occurring as a neurovascular compression syndrome.

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Case reportGlossopharyngeal neuralgiaMicrovascular decompressionSyncopeVagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia

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PMID37404509
PMCPMC10316134
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