Glossopharyngeal neuralgia following foreign body impaction in the neck

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is rare, typically idiopathic and treated with c arbamazepine. Surgery to decompress or transect the glossopharyngeal nerve root may be performed if conservative management fails. We present a case f ollowing trauma to the neck with foreign body impaction. To our knowledge t his is the first case of glossopharyngeal neuralgia due to neck trauma.