Clinical symptoms due to elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament is also known as ‘Eagle Syndrome’. This can present as recurrent pain in the neck, foreign body sensation, facial pain, throat pain or dysphagia. The pain in the neck may radiate to the ear. Diagnosis can become challenging as the patient may present with myriad symptoms. Elongated styloid process related disease is diagnosed radiologically along with appropriate history and directed physical examination. Definitive treatment is surgical. In this Case Study we discuss Eagle Syndrome presenting with recurrent ischemic stroke.
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