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Eagles Syndrome?
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Eagles Syndrome?
by Marguerite__0, Mar 10, 1999 12:00AM
: : For years I have been plaqued with pain and a "cramping" sensation in my neck and throat and often difficulty in swallowing. However, recently I was diagnosed with an extensive and prominently calcified styloid process; thus "Eagles Syndrome". I can find no information on this and the head and neck surgeon that made this diagnosis said he had never seen anything like this, and also had not seen "eagles syndrome" in a decade. He said the whole ligament was calcified and was more or less at a loss as what to do. Now what? Would surgery be the only treatment and if left alone...what to expect?? And how risky is surgery if it is the only treatment? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
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