eagle syndrome

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What does eagle syndrome mean?

A condition commonly characterized by sudden, sharp nerve-like pain around the jaw, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, caused by an elongated or misshapen styloid process and/or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament.

Where does eagle syndrome come from?

First described by American otorhinolaryngologist Watt Weems Eagle in 1937.

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