| Eagle syndrome: entrapment of the glossopharyngeal nerve? Case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 12134918 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Eagle syndrome is characterized by unilateral pain in the oropharynx, the side of the face, and the earlobe. It is caused by an elongated styloid process; resection of the elongated process eliminates the pain. Although quite rare, this syndrome is well represented in the oral, ear, nose, and throat surgery literature. In the neurosurgical literature, on the other hand, there is little if any mention of Eagle syndrome. The author presents a case of a woman who suffered from severe pain in the throat, the side of the face, and the ear. After the diagnosis of Eagle syndrome was made based on radiographic findings and was confirmed using a local anesthetic block, resection of the elongated styloid process was performed, resulting in complete and lasting pain relief. Eagle syndrome, which is caused by compression of the glossopharyngeal nerve as it passes the elongated styloid process, may be classified as an entrapment syndrome deserving of neurosurgical attention. The goal of this report is to familiarize neurosurgeons with Eagle syndrome and its diagnostic work up and treatment. |
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Authors:
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Konstantin V Slavin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurosurgery Volume: 97 ISSN: 0022-3085 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosurg. Publication Date: 2002 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-07-23 Completed Date: 2002-08-09 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0253357 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 216-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. kslavin@uic.edu |
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Adult Facial Pain / etiology, pathology* Female Glossopharyngeal Nerve / pathology* Humans Nerve Compression Syndromes / complications, pathology*, surgery Temporal Bone / pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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