Eagle syndrome

J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Jan;25(1):e84-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000392.

Abstract

Eagle syndrome, also known as elongated styloid process, is a condition first described by Watt Eagle in 1937. It occurs when an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament causes recurrent throat pain or foreign body sensation, dysphagia, or facial pain. Additional symptoms may include neck or throat pain with radiation to the ipsilateral ear. It is usually hard to diagnose because the symptoms related to this condition can be confused with those attributed to a wide variety of facial neuralgias. In this article, a case of Eagle syndrome exhibiting unilateral symptoms with bilateral elongation of styloid process is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Neuralgia / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck Pain / etiology
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnosis*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Radiography, Panoramic
  • Temporal Bone / abnormalities*
  • Temporal Bone / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Eagle syndrome