II. Symptoms
III. Associated conditions
- Conversion Disorder or Conversion Reaction
- Anxiety Disorder (e.g. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Somatoform Disorder
- Major Depression
IV. Differential Diagnosis
- See Carotidynia
- See Dysphagia
- Postnasal Drainage (e.g. Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis)
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD)
- Esophageal Dysmotility
- Esophageal Foreign Body
- Airway Foreign Body
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Acute Calcific Tendonitis of the Longus Colli (ACTLC)
- Neck Mass
- Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis
- Tongue Mass