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Eagle’s syndrome - a case report

Eagle’s syndrome

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international journal of stomatology & occlusion medicine

Abstract

Eagle’s syndrome is characterized by a set of symptoms caused by an elongation of the styloid process and/or the mineralization (calcification or ossifications) of the stylohyoid and/or stylomandibular ligaments. The symptoms can be variable, affecting the masticatory system and maxillofacial region as well as the head and neck, often leading to a misdiagnosis. Here we present a literature review and a case report of stylocarotid syndrome, which is one of the two forms of this syndrome.

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  1. Hospital Lusíadas, Porto, Portugal

    Liliana Rodrigues MSC

  2. Assistencial Clinic of Orthodontics, Universidade Egas Moniz -Monte de Caparica, Correspondence author : Av. Calouste Gulbenkian 1563, 4460-266, Sra. da Hora, Portugal

    Pedro Ferreira Santos MSC

  3. Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto – IPP, Rua Valente Perfeito n.°322, 4400-330, Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal

    Liliana Rodrigues MSC

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Ferreira Santos, P., Rodrigues, L. Eagle’s syndrome - a case report. J. Stomat. Occ. Med. 8 (Suppl 1), 54–59 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12548-016-0141-2

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