Eagle’s Syndrome: A case report

Akpinar, Yusuf Ziya; Yilmaz, Betul; Tatar, Numan; Demirtag, Zulfikar

doi:10.15824/actamedica.70665

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“…Moffat et al in their cadaver studies found the mean values of styloid processes to be 1.52 cm and 4.77 cm [ 12 ]. The upper value of the styloid process was reported to be 30 mm by Kaufman et al and 40 mm by Monsour et al Reviews on the literature and radiological studies suggest that the length of the styloid process should not exceed 25 mm and its upper limit should be accepted as 3 cm in general [ 4 , 14 , 15 ]. In our case, the length of the right styloid was 32 mm, while the length of the left styloid was 34 mm.…”

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Eagle Syndrome Causing Vascular Compression with Cervical Rotation: Case Report

et al. 2016

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SummaryBackgroundEagle syndrome is a condition caused by an elongated styloid process. Unilateral face, neck and ear pain, stinging pain, foreign body sensation and dysphagia can be observed with this syndrome. Rarely, the elongated styloid process may cause pain by compressing the cervical segment of the internal carotid and the surrounding sympathetic plexus, and that pain spreading along the artery can cause neurological symptoms such as vertigo and syncope.Case ReportIn this case report we presented a very rare eagle syndrome with neurological symptoms that occurred suddenly with cervical rotation. The symptoms disappeared as suddenly as they occurred, with the release of pressure in neutral position. We also discussed CT angiographic findings of this case.ConclusionsRadiological diagnosis of the Eagle syndrome that is manifested with a wide variety of symptoms and causes diagnostic difficulties when it is not considered in the differential diagnosis is easy in patients with specific findings. CT angiography is a fast and effective examination in terms of showing compression in patients with the Eagle syndrome that is considered to be atypical and causes vascular compression.

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confidence: 99%