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Glossopharyngeal neuralgia associated with syncope and seizures
Neurosurgery
|March 1, 1982
Abstract:
A case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia associated with seizures, syncope, bradycardia, and hypotension is presented. Intracranial section of the 9th cranial nerve and the upper filaments of the 10th cranial nerve resulted in the resolution of all symptoms. The literature is reviewed and the pathogenesis and treatment of the condition are discussed.