Abstract: Demanchetis described a calcified stylohyoid ligament in 1852. * Weinlecher described symptoms related to an elongated styloid process in 1872. He treated the symptoms by removal of the pr0cess.l In the 193Os, Watt W. Eagle of Duke University began to define a syndrome resulting from an elongation of the styloid process .lm4 This syndrome occurred after tonsillectomy and presented as a dull, long-term pain in the throat; occasional globus; dysphagia and headache; and pain that radiated to the ear. In the ensuing years, the term Eagle’s syndrome has become a diagnosis that encompasses a series of conditions resulting from pathologic conditions related to the styloid process.
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Language: en
Type: review
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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