brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Causes of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Often, the cause of glossopharyngeal neuralgia is unknown. But sometimes glossopharyngeal neuralgia occurs when An abnormally positioned artery compresses the glossopharyngeal nerve near where the nerve exits the brain stem. The long, pointed bone at the base of the skull (styloid process) is abnormally long and compresses the nerve. Rarely, the cause is a tumor in the brain or neck, an abscess, a bulge ( Aneurysms of Arteries in the Arms, Legs, and Heart ) in an artery in the neck (carotid artery), or 