Expansion of the Classification System for Eagle Syndrome
Authors: Radoslaw Kazmierski, Malgorzata Wierzbicka, Ewa Kotecka-Sowinska, Jacek Banaszewski, Mikolaj A. Pawlak
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters15 May 2018Expansion of the Classification System for Eagle SyndromeRadosław Kaźmierski, MD, PhD, Małgorzata Wierzbicka, MD, PhD, Ewa Kotecka-Sowińska, MD, Jacek Banaszewski, MD, PhD, and Mikołaj A. Pawlak, MD, PhDRadosław Kaźmierski, MD, PhDPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (R.K., M.W., J.B., M.A.P.), Małgorzata Wierzbicka, MD, PhDPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (R.K., M.W., J.B., M.A.P.), Ewa Kotecka-Sowińska, MDL. Bierkowski Hospital, Poznan, Poland (E.K.), Jacek Banaszewski, MD, PhDPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (R.K., M.W., J.B., M.A.P.), and Mikołaj A. Pawlak, MD, PhDPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (R.K., M.W., J.B., M.A.P.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0507 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: In 1937, Watt Eagle reported the first 2 cases of a syndrome that is now named after him. The syndrome is caused by an elongated styloid process and classically presents with unilateral pain or foreign body sensation in the throat, often includes dysphagia and otalgia, and occasionally includes unilateral facial and neck pain (1).Objective: To elaborate on the types of Eagle syndrome.Case Report: A previously healthy 51-year-old actor presented to our stroke unit with slight, right-sided hemiparesis and motor aphasia. When the patient was required to turn his head to the left and downward for a performance, ...References1. Eagle WW. Elongated styloid processes: report of two cases. Arch Otolaryngol. 1937;47:584-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Prasad KC, Kamath MP, Reddy KJ, Raju K, Agarwal S. Elongated styloid process (Eagle's syndrome): a clinical study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2002;60:171-5. [PMID: 11815916] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Razak A, Short JL, Hussain SI. Carotid artery dissection due to elongated styloid process: a self-stabbing phenomenon. J Neuroimaging. 2014;24:298-301. [PMID: 23163559] doi:10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00759.x CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Chuang WC, Short JH, McKinney AM, Anker L, Knoll B, McKinney ZJ. Reversible left hemispheric ischemia secondary to carotid compression in Eagle syndrome: surgical and CT angiographic correlation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007;28:143-5. [PMID: 17213444] MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Song JH, Ahn SK, Cho CB. Elongated styloid process as a cause of transient ischemic attacks. JAMA Neurol. 2013;70:1072-3. [PMID: 23797879] doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.1950 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (R.K., M.W., J.B., M.A.P.)L. Bierkowski Hospital, Poznan, Poland (E.K.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L17-0507.This article was published at Annals.org on 23 January 2018. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAn unusual internal carotid artery compression as a possible cause of Eagle syndrome – A novel hypothesis and an innovative surgical technique 15 May 2018Volume 168, Issue 10Page: 746-747KeywordsCarotid arteriesCerebral arteriesComputed axial tomographyDisclosureIschemic strokeMagnetic resonance angiographyMagnetic resonance imagingStrokeTransient ischemic attacksUltrasound imaging ePublished: 23 January 2018 Issue Published: 15 May 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...