Author/Authors :
Faddoul, Joe Saint-Joseph University - Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital/Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon , Maarrawi, Sandra Kobaïter Saint-Joseph University - Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital / Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Lebanon , Abdel Hay, Joe Saint-Joseph University - Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital / Faculty of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Lebanon , Samaha, Elie Saint-Joseph University - Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital/Faculty of Medicine, lebanon , Maarrawi, Joseph Saint-Joseph University - Laboratory of Neurosciences / Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon , Maarrawi, Joseph Saint-Joseph University - Hôtel-Dieu de FranceHospital/Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon
Abstract :
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia -GPN- is a pain syndrome caused by irritation of the ninth cranial nerve. It is clinically and pathophysiologically comparable to trigeminal neuralgia -TN- with similar treatment options for both entities. The clinical case we are addressing is a GPN secondary to an ipsilateral compressive cerebellar mega-tonsil, with no previous reports of the same etiology in the medical literature. Decompression without tonsillectomy was sufficient for pain relief.
