Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
Online ISSN : 2187-3100
Print ISSN : 0917-950X
ISSN-L : 0917-950X
CASE REPORT
A Case of Co-existing Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia and Trigeminal Neuralgia that developed by Different Mechanisms
Kaoru NagashimaYasuhiro UryuYuta OtomoNaoyuki NodaNoriaki SekiguchiYusuke TanakaShin TaninoTomu OkadaKosuke MiyaharaKazuhiko Fujitsu
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2022 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 333-339

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  Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is rare, and there are even fewer reports of its coexistence with trigeminal neuralgia. Vascular compression theory, wherein normal vessels are in contact with and compress the root entry zone (REZ), is the hypothesized cause of this pathology. According to this theory, the nerve sheath of the REZ thins out at its transition point from the brainstem, and the physical stimulation of this segment results in neuralgia. We describe a case in whom glossopharyngeal neuralgia was caused by a cyst at the cerebellopontine angle. In this rare case, concomitant glossopharyngeal and trigeminal neuralgia were caused by different mechanisms.

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