Diagnostic criteria: A. Pain paroxysms of intermittent occurrence, lasting for seconds or minutes, in the depth of the ear B. Presence of a trigger area in the posterior wall of the auditory canal C. Not attributed to another disorder
Geniculate ganglionitis
Jugular foramen syndrome
Transverse myelitis
Epidural abscess
Occipital horn syndrome
Spinal epidural hematoma
Acute flaccid myelitis
Cerebellopontine angle syndrome