| The Treatment of Combined Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia by Rhizotomy : A Case Report |
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Sung Hyun Noh, Sang Sup Chung, Joo Pyung Kim |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurosurgery, Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea |
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| Abstract |
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Combined trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia, which is most often caused by vascular compression at the root entry zone of the cranial nerves, is an exceedingly rare cranial neuralgia. In our case, a 57-year-old woman underwent a rhizotomy for combined trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia in the absence of vascular compression. No recurrence was observed in follow-up examinations. We report an excellent clinical outcome and discuss the clinical presentation and surgical treatment. |
| Key Words:
Rhizotomy, Cranial neuralgia, Trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. |
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