Table 2.

Diagnostic criteria of glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

A. Recurring paroxysmal attacks of unilateral pain in the distribution of the glossopharyngeal nerve1 and fulfilling criterion B

B. Pain has all of the following characteristics:

1. Lasting from a few seconds to 2 min

2. Severe intensity

3. Electric shock-like, shooting, stabbing, or sharp in quality

4. Induced by swallowing, coughing, talking, or yawning

C. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis

Within the posterior part of the tongue, tonsillar fossa, pharynx, or angle of the lower jaw and/or in the ear