Styloid-stylohyoid syndrome

This is a case report of Eagle's syndrome due to osseous metaplasia of the stylohyoid apparatus treated conservatively by injection of a local anesthetic - steroid combination. The incidence, etiopathogenesis, classification, clinical picture and various approaches to treatment of ossified styl...

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Published in:Annals of maxillofacial surgery 2012-01, Vol.2 (1), p.66-69
Main Authors: Jain, Shivani, Bansal, Ashok, Paul, Samrity, Prashar, Deepti Vashisht
Format: Article
Language:English
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Care and treatment
Case Report - Surgical Pathology
Facial nerve
Hyoid bone
Ligaments
Methods
Pain
Physiological aspects
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Summary:This is a case report of Eagle's syndrome due to osseous metaplasia of the stylohyoid apparatus treated conservatively by injection of a local anesthetic - steroid combination. The incidence, etiopathogenesis, classification, clinical picture and various approaches to treatment of ossified stylohyoid ligament associated with Eagle's syndrome have been discussed. Anterolateral glossodynia, which is a previously unreported finding in Eagle's syndrome, and its possible etiology, has also been discussed.
ISSN:2231-0746
2249-3816
DOI:10.4103/2231-0746.95326