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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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Autores principales: Jain, Shivani, Bansal, Ashok, Paul, Samrity, Prashar, Deepti Vashisht
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23483633
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0746.95326
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Sumario: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.