Glossopharyngeal neuralgia as onset of multiple sclerosis

Clin J Pain. 2009 Oct;25(8):737-9. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181af133b.

Abstract

Objectives and methods: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a painful condition, affecting the ninth cranial nerve, rarely described in the course of multiple sclerosis. Here we describe a case of multiple sclerosis presenting with glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

Results and discussion: We suggest the presence of demyelinating areas at the nerve root entry zone as principal trigger mechanism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Carbamazepine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / drug therapy
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / drug therapy
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Serum Albumin / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Spine / pathology

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Serum Albumin
  • Carbamazepine