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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(02): 130-131
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20160198
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Eagle’s syndrome: a pain in the neck

Síndrome de Eagle: um diagnóstico difícil
Leonardo Cordenonzi Pedroso de Albuquerque
1   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Divisão de Neurologia, B.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology), Porto Alegre RS, Brasil;
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Juliana Ávila Duarte
2   Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil.
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Amalia Izaura Nair Medeiros Klaes
2   Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Serviço de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil.
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Suelen Mandelli Mota
1   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Divisão de Neurologia, B.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology), Porto Alegre RS, Brasil;
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Bárbara Reis Krammer
1   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Divisão de Neurologia, B.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology), Porto Alegre RS, Brasil;
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Larissa Bianchini
1   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Divisão de Neurologia, B.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology), Porto Alegre RS, Brasil;
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Marino Muxfeldt Bianchin
1   Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Divisão de Neurologia, B.R.A.I.N. (Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology), Porto Alegre RS, Brasil;
› Author AffiliationsSupport: Brazilian Government research grant agencies CNPq, FAPERGS and FIPE/HCPA. Bianchin MM is further supported by CNPq (#307084/2014-0).
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A 60-year-old male patient was evaluated for cervical pain, hiccups, dysphonia and dysphagia for five months. Physical examination showed left IX and X cranial nerve palsy. Brain MRI was normal. A cervical CT scan showed an elongated styloid process and stylohyoid ligament pseudoarthrosis ([Figure]). Eagle’s syndrome is a rare entity caused by abnormal enlargement and ossification of the styloid process, the attached stylohyoid ligament and the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone[1],[2],[3],[4]. The condition causes variable degrees of compression of V, VII, IX, X and XII cranial nerves, and the jugular or carotid, leading to diverse symptoms[1],[2],[3],[4]. Eagle’s syndrome pathogenesis remains unclear[1],[2],[3],[4].

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Figure Maximum intensity projection and 3D CT-scan volume rendering of the patient’s cervical region. Note bilateral calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.

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Brazilian Government research grant agencies CNPq, FAPERGS and FIPE/HCPA. Bianchin MM is further supported by CNPq (#307084/2014-0).




Publication History

Received: 17 August 2016

Accepted: 10 October 2016

Article published online:
05 September 2023

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