Life-threatening glossopharyngeal neuralgia

Aust N Z J Surg. 1992 Aug;62(8):660-1.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve* / surgery
  • Heart Arrest / diagnosis
  • Heart Arrest / etiology*
  • Heart Arrest / therapy
  • Humans
  • Neuralgia / complications*
  • Neuralgia / diagnosis
  • Neuralgia / therapy