As most of the cranial nerves do, the glossopharyngeal nerve emerges from the front of the brainstem, which sits low at the back of your brain and connects the brain to the spinal ...

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a rare neurological (brain-related) condition that causes recurrent episodes of severe ...

The glossopharyngeal nerve, sometimes referred to as cranial nerve 9, sends sensation to the back of the throat, tongue, and ears. It originates in the lower part of the brain stem, in a part ...

Recent findings endorse glossopharyngeal nerve block (GNB) as an effective, safe & straightforward approach for managing ...

Neurosurgery. 2017 Nov 1. Reddy GD, Viswanathan A. Trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Neurol Clin 2014;32:539-52. Gadgil N, Viswanathan A. DREZotomy in the treatment of cancer pain: a review.

Acoustic neuroma (tumour) is a pathology causing compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve that results in symptoms including dizziness and hearing loss (Crossman and Neary, 2019). The ...

Three nerves carry taste signals to the brain stem: the chorda tympani nerve (from the front of the tongue), the glossopharyngeal nerve (from the back of the tongue) and the vagus nerve (from the ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

State-of-the-art tests like Electro Myography, nerve conduction studies and nerve or skin biopsies may corroborate or refute a doctor's initial suspicions that the pain is in fact caused by ...

It is chemically unrelated to other anticonvulsants or other drugs used to control the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. The mechanism of action remains unknown. Take with food. Give in 4 divided doses.

It is chemically unrelated to other anticonvulsants or other drugs used to control the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. The mechanism of action remains unknown. Take with food. XR tabs: swallow whole.