title: Life-threatening glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
abstract: Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare condition that, on occasions, may be associated with cardiac dysrhythmia. This case report describes the case of an 86-year-old woman whose glossopharyngeal neuralgia was complicated by life-threatening dysrhythmias and who was cured by posterior fossa rhizotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Purchas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy