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Keywords: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2025)
Published Online: 18 April 2025
...Andrea Franzini; Piero Picozzi; Zefferino Rossini; Maria Pia Tropeano; Beatrice Claudia Bono; Ali Baram; Pierina Navarria; Federico Pessina Introduction: The treatment of patients with glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GN) refractory to medical therapies is challenging. Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2023) 101 (1): 68–71.
Published Online: 28 February 2023
... nerves. We present a case report demonstrating the location of the parasympathetic fibres within the vagus nerve rootlets. A 47-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of medically refractory left-sided glossopharyngeal neuralgia and a more recent history of left-sided hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2020) 98 (5): 324–330.
Published Online: 18 August 2020
...Joel Kaye; Lekhaj C. Daggubati; Sabrina Zeller; James McInerney Background: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a rare facial pain syndrome with debilitating symptoms. For medication-resistant GPN, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an emerging treatment option with a promising role; however...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2020) 98 (2): 129–135.
Published Online: 26 February 2020
...Xuan Zheng; Xiang-Yu Wei; Jin Zhu; Yan Yuan; Ting-Ting Ying; Shi-Ting Li Background: Microvascular decompression (MVD) has been the right choice for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) patients. However, whether glossopharyngeal/vagal nerve root rhizotomy should be combined with MVD is still...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2019) 97 (4): 244–248.
Published Online: 15 November 2019
...Marie T. Krüger; Charles C.J. Dong; Christopher R. Honey The neurosurgical treatment of glossopharyngeal neuralgia includes microvascular decompression or rhizotomy of the nerve. When considering open section of the glossopharyngeal nerve, numerous authors have recommended additional sectioning...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2015) 93 (4): 292–296.
Published Online: 14 July 2015
...Nan-Xiang Xiong; Daisong Tan; Peng Fu; Hong-Yang Zhao Gamma knife surgery (GKS) is now used as a treatment option for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN). Most authors have selected the distal part of the nerve as the gamma knife target. Here we report on 3 patients with medically intractable GPN who...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2012) 90 (3): 188–191.
Published Online: 05 June 2012
...Sinisa Stanic; Stephen D. Franklin; Conrad T. Pappas; Robin L. Stern Background: We report the first application of Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKR) for recurrent glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GN) after microvascular decompression (MVD). The patient is a 51-year-old male with left-sided GN. He...
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg (2012) 90 (3): 141–144.
Published Online: 11 April 2012
...Anwen M. Harries; Charles C.J. Dong; Christopher R. Honey Background/Aims: This paper describes the use of endotracheal tube surface electrodes to help delineate the sensory and motor vagal rootlets which may be sacrificed during the surgical treatment of glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Methods: Three...