13.2.1.2 Secondary glossopharyngeal neuralgiaHartmut Gobel2018-02-06T12:33:55+00:00
Description:
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by an underlying disease.
Diagnostic criteria:
- Recurrent paroxysms of unilateral pain fulfilling criteria for 13.2.1 Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- An underlying disease has been demonstrated known to be able to cause, and explaining, the neuralgia1.
Note:
There are single reports of 13.2.1.2 Secondary glossopharyngeal neuralgia caused by neck trauma, multiple sclerosis, tonsillar or regional tumours, cerebello-pontine angle tumours, and Arnold-Chiari malformation.