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Vol. 19. Issue 3.
Pages 254-256 (January 2008)
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Vol. 19. Issue 3.
Pages 254-256 (January 2008)
Síndrome de Eagle. Una causa poco frecuente de cervicalgia
Eagle syndrome. An unusual cause of neck pain
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M. Gelabert-González
, A. García-Allut
Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Clínico Universitario. Departamento de Cirugía. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
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El síndrome de Eagle se caracteriza clínicamente por la presencia de dolor facial y/o orofaríngeo en pacientes amigdalectomizados y presentar en los estudios radiológicos un alargamiento de las apófisis estiloides.

Presentamos el caso clínico de una paciente de 49 años con una historia de larga evolución de dolor cervical y en la que los estudios con tomografía computarizada demostraron un alargamiento de ambas apófisis estiloides.

Palabras clave:
Apófisis estiloides
Neuralgia del glosofaríngeo
Síndrome de Eagle
Summary

Eagle syndrome is characterized by unilateral pain in oropharynx, the side of the face, and cervical region in patients after tonsillectomy. It is caused by an elongated styloid process.

The authors present a case of a woman who suffered from pain in the cervical region during many years. The TC-3D scan showed bilateral elongation of the styloid process.

Key words:
Eagle syndrome
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Styloid process

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