A pain like no other: From cluster to headache to Eagle’s syndrome, a case report
Background Eagle’s syndrome, also called stylohyoid complex syndrome, is a rare syndrome pathology characterised by latero-cervical pain radiating to the face, linked to an abnormal enlargement of the styloid or calcification of the stylo-hyoid ligament. Case We report here the case of a young man o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cephalalgia 2020-10, Vol.40 (12), p.1394-1397 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Eagle’s syndrome, also called stylohyoid complex syndrome, is a rare syndrome pathology characterised by latero-cervical pain radiating to the face, linked to an abnormal enlargement of the styloid or calcification of the stylo-hyoid ligament.
Case
We report here the case of a young man of 25 suffering from cluster headache resistant to treatments, revealing Eagle’s syndrome.
Conclusion
Only surgery led to a real improvement of his condition. |
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ISSN: | 0333-1024 1468-2982 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0333102420954544 |