La neuralgia glosofaríngea es considerada un dolor facial poco común, el cual fue descrito por primera ocasión por Weisenburg, en 1910.1 Su incidencia se estima entre el 0.5% y el 1.3%.2 Los síntomas inician después de la sexta década de la vida.
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