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Health Encyclopedia: Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Cranial mononeuropathy IX
Treatment
Treatment is aimed at controlling pain. Unfortunately, over-the-counter pain killers such as aspirin and acetaminophen are not very effective for the relief of neuralgia. The most effective drugs are actually anti-seizure medications, like carbamazepine, gabapentin, and phenytoin. Some anti-depressants like amitriptyline are sometimes tried with variable degrees of success.
In severe cases, when pain is difficult to treat,...
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