[Microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia: case report].

We report the case of a glossopharyngeal neuralgia that was successfully treated using microvascular decompression (MVD). A 61-year-old female reported intermittent piercing pain from tongue to pinna on the left side. Although she had been prescribed carbamazepine and has undergone attempted nerve block on several occasions, no pain relief has been achieved.