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Eagle syndrome
Etiology:
- compression of the carotid artery by an elongated styloid process or stylohyoid ligament calcification
Clinical manifestations:
1) sore throat
2) earache
3) neck pain on swallowing
Differential diagnosis:
- clicking larynx
- triticeal cartilage
- hyoid bone syndrome
Management:
- surgical excision
General
laryngeal disease
syndrome
References
- Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed),
WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 41.
- Badhey A, Jategaonkar A, Anglin Kovacs AJ et al
Eagle syndrome: A comprehensive review.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2017 Aug;159:34-38.
PMID: 28527976 Review.