Pediatric glossopharyngeal neuralgia with incidental trigeminal compression treated using microvascular decompression: illustrative case
GPN must be included in the differential diagnosis of all children presenting with head, neck, or pharyngeal pain and can be difficult to distinguish from Eagle's syndrome. MVD represents a safe and efficacious treatment for pediatric patients with GPN due to neurovascular compression. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24578.
Authors
- Xiaochun Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9069-5891)
- Virendra R. Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-9415)
- Ira Bowen
- David Barkyoumb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4444-8930)
- Benjamin J. Best
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24578
- Primary Topic
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00