Diseases

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases

Diseases of the ninth cranial (glossopharyngeal) nerve or its nuclei in the medulla. The nerve may be injured by diseases affecting the lower brain stem, floor of the posterior fossa, jugular foramen, or the nerve's extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include loss of sensation from the pharynx, decreased salivation, and syncope. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia refers to a condition that features recurrent unilateral sharp pain in the tongue, angle of the jaw, external auditory meatus and throat that may be associated with SYNCOPE. Episodes may be triggered by cough, sneeze, swallowing, or pressure on the tragus of the ear. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1390)

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Diseases of the ninth cranial (glossopharyngeal) nerve or its nuclei in the medulla. The nerve may be injured by diseases affecting the lower brain stem, floor of the posterior fossa, jugular foramen, or the nerve's extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include loss of sensation from the pharynx, decreased salivation, and syncope. Glossopharyngeal neuralgia refers to a condition that features recurrent unilateral sharp pain in the tongue, angle of the jaw, external auditory meatus and throat that may be associated with SYNCOPE. Episodes may be triggered by cough, sneeze, swallowing, or pressure on the tragus of the ear. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1390)

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16 entry terms
  • Cranial Nerve IX Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve IX Disorders
  • Ninth Cranial Nerve Diseases
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Disease
  • Glossopharyngeal Motor Neuropathy
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Sensory Neuropathy
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve Taste Disorder
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
  • Sensory Neuropathy, Glossopharyngeal Nerve
  • Taste Disorder, Glossopharyngeal Nerve
  • Glossopharyngeal Motor Neuropathies
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgias
  • Motor Neuropathies, Glossopharyngeal
  • Motor Neuropathy, Glossopharyngeal
  • Neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal
  • Neuralgias, Glossopharyngeal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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2000

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  • Cranial Nerve Diseases (1981-1999)
  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve (1965-1980)

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  1. C10w.292w.450

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020435. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020435
  2. Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555926