title: Case report: Recurrent glossopharyngeal neuralgia after previous glossopharyngeal rhizotomy: Microvascular decompression with intra-operative neurophysiology.
abstract: We present a case of recurrent vago-glossopharyngeal neuralgia after previous surgery, treated successfully with microvascular decompression using intra-operative neurophysiology monitoring.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Southmead Hospital , Bristol , UK.
authors.forename: Sally-Ann S
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Southmead Hospital , Bristol , UK.
authors.forename: Owain
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurophysiology , Southmead Hospital , Bristol , UK.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Southmead Hospital , Bristol , UK.|c Department of Neurosurgery , Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust , Bristol , UK.
authors.forename: Nikunj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D020435:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D064795:Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring; D061145:Microvascular Decompression Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D019051:Rhizotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery
keywords: glossopharyngeal neuralgia; microvascular decompression; neurophysiology; surgical management; trigeminal neuralgia