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Abnormal glossopharyngeal nerve morphology

MedGen UID:
893090
•Concept ID:
C4073255
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of glossopharyngeal nerve
 
HPO: HP:3000047

Definition

Any structural anomaly of the glossopharyngeal nerve, the ninth paired cranial nerve (CN IX). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal glossopharyngeal nerve morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of Eagle's syndrome: an approach to shooting craniofacial pain.
Kumai Y, Hamasaki T, Yumoto E
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Oct;273(10):3421-7. Epub 2016 Apr 22 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4057-7. PMID: 27106095

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Landmark and Ultrasound-Guided Glossopharyngeal Nerve in Eagle Syndrome.
Sundaram S, Punj J
Pain Med 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1208-1215. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz370. PMID: 32167550
Syringobulbia in pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type I.
Menezes AH, Greenlee JDW, Dlouhy BJ
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jul;22(1):52-60. Epub 2018 Apr 27 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17472. PMID: 29701558
Incidence of Visualization of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve after Pediatric Tonsillectomy.
Hill CA, Thimmappa V, Smith MC, Chen EY
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Mar;154(3):532-4. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/0194599815620782. PMID: 26645534
Conventional and 3-Dimensional Computerized Tomography in Eagle's Syndrome, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, and Asymptomatic Controls.
Kent DT, Rath TJ, Snyderman C
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Jul;153(1):41-7. Epub 2015 Apr 27 doi: 10.1177/0194599815583047. PMID: 25917666
Trauma induced eagle syndrome.
Koivumäki A, Marinescu-Gava M, Järnstedt J, Sándor GK, Wolff J
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Mar;41(3):350-3. Epub 2012 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.12.031. PMID: 22244077

Diagnosis

Glossopharyngeal, Vagus and Accessory Nerves: Anatomy and Pathology.
Lucas Lucio L, de Andrade Lourenção Freddi T
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2023 Apr;44(2):95-103. Epub 2022 Nov 13 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2022.11.003. PMID: 37055144
Pediatric glossopharyngeal neuralgia: a comprehensive review.
Shereen R, Gardner B, Altafulla J, Simonds E, Iwanaga J, Litvack Z, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R
Childs Nerv Syst 2019 Mar;35(3):395-402. Epub 2018 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3995-3. PMID: 30361762
Imaging of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Larson TC 3rd, Aulino JM, Laine FJ
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2002 Jun;23(3):238-55. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(02)90049-1. PMID: 12168999
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
Bruyn GW
Cephalalgia 1983 Sep;3(3):143-57. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1983.0303143.x. PMID: 6313200
The styloid-stylohyoid syndrome.
Gossman JR Jr, Tarsitano JJ
J Oral Surg 1977 Jul;35(7):555-60. PMID: 406372

Therapy

Eagle Syndrome and Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: Description of Five Cases Treated in Two Italian Institutions and Review of the Literature.
Baldino G, Di Girolamo C, De Blasis G, Gori A
Ann Vasc Surg 2020 Aug;67:565.e17-565.e24. Epub 2020 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.02.033. PMID: 32205242
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Landmark and Ultrasound-Guided Glossopharyngeal Nerve in Eagle Syndrome.
Sundaram S, Punj J
Pain Med 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1208-1215. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz370. PMID: 32167550
Ultrasound-Guided Peristyloid Steroid Injection for Eagle Syndrome.
Maher T, Shankar H
Pain Pract 2017 Apr;17(4):554-557. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1111/papr.12497. PMID: 27860211
Orofacial pain after invasive dental procedures: neuropathic pain in perspective.
Spierings EL, Dhadwal S
Neurologist 2015 Jan;19(2):56-60. doi: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3182811968. PMID: 25607335
Velopharyngeal insufficiency following palatine tonsillectomy.
Haapanen ML, Ignatius J, Rihkanen H, Ertama L
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 1994;251(3):186-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00181834. PMID: 8080641

Prognosis

Trauma induced eagle syndrome.
Koivumäki A, Marinescu-Gava M, Järnstedt J, Sándor GK, Wolff J
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Mar;41(3):350-3. Epub 2012 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.12.031. PMID: 22244077
Lateral congenital anomalies of the pharyngeal apparatus: part III. cadaveric representation of the course of second and third cleft and pouch fistulas.
Mirilas P
Am Surg 2011 Sep;77(9):1257-63. PMID: 21944636
Lateral congenital anomalies of the pharyngeal apparatus: part II. anatomy of the abnormal for the surgeon.
Mirilas P
Am Surg 2011 Sep;77(9):1243-56. PMID: 21944635
Imaging of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Larson TC 3rd, Aulino JM, Laine FJ
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2002 Jun;23(3):238-55. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(02)90049-1. PMID: 12168999
The styloid-stylohyoid syndrome.
Gossman JR Jr, Tarsitano JJ
J Oral Surg 1977 Jul;35(7):555-60. PMID: 406372

Clinical prediction guides

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Landmark and Ultrasound-Guided Glossopharyngeal Nerve in Eagle Syndrome.
Sundaram S, Punj J
Pain Med 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1208-1215. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz370. PMID: 32167550
Syringobulbia in pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type I.
Menezes AH, Greenlee JDW, Dlouhy BJ
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jul;22(1):52-60. Epub 2018 Apr 27 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17472. PMID: 29701558
Incidence of Visualization of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve after Pediatric Tonsillectomy.
Hill CA, Thimmappa V, Smith MC, Chen EY
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Mar;154(3):532-4. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/0194599815620782. PMID: 26645534
Magnetic resonance imaging findings in sporadic Möbius syndrome.
Wu SQ, Man FY, Jiao YH, Xian JF, Wang YD, Wang ZC
Chin Med J (Engl) 2013 Jun;126(12):2304-7. PMID: 23786943
The styloid-stylohyoid syndrome.
Gossman JR Jr, Tarsitano JJ
J Oral Surg 1977 Jul;35(7):555-60. PMID: 406372

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