Eagle syndrome

Ea·gle syndrome

(ē'gel),

pain (usually pharyngeal) and inflammation (usually tonsillar) due to overlong styloid process or calcification about the stylohyoid ligament. Therapy is surgical.

[W.W. Eagle]

A rare condition in which an elongated styloid process— > 30mm—irritates adjacent anatomical structures, in particular the 11th cranial nerve. It is divided into the classic form—due to mechanics—and a vascular form in which the elongated styloid process compresses the extracranial internal carotid artery, when the head is turned, or the carotid artery dissects, evoking a transient ischaemic attack or stroke
Management Surgical—styloidectomy and carotid arterial repair if needed

Eagle,

W., 20th century U.S. otolaryngologist.

Eagle syndrome - facial pain due to an elongated styloid process.

Ea·gle syn·drome

(ēgĕl sindrōm)

Pain (usually pharyngeal) and inflammation (usually tonsillar) due to overlong styloid process or calcification.