Catalog

Idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia

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Link to WHO Definition

Idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/539748746

Severe episodic pain at the base of the tongue, tonsillar fossa, pharynx, and/or middle ear which may be triggered by chewing, swallowing or yawning. Cerebello-pontine angle tumours and vascular loops can cause glossopharyngeal neuralgia.