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ArticleSurgical neurology international2021

Eagle syndrome presenting as a neurological emergency: A case report.

Sokrat Xhaxho, Gentian Vyshka, Jera Kruja

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sokrat XhaxhoDepartment of Neurology, Mother Theresa University Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania.
Gentian VyshkaDepartment of Biomedical and Experimental Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
Jera KrujaDepartment of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
University of Medicine Tirana · ALMother Teresa Hospital · AL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEagle syndrome, due to the elongation of the styloid process as well as the calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, rarely presents itself with a major neurological disorder such as a brain infarct. CASE DESCRIPTION: Authors describe the case report of a previously healthy 64-year-old Caucasian male that complained of inability to control his right upper and lower extremity of an acute nature. Imaging at the emergency department (magnetic resonance of the brain and computerized angiography) showed the presence of elongated styloid process bilaterally with clear predomination at the left side. The brain ischemia (left temporal brain infarct) was due to carotid artery dissection, and the left internal carotid artery was not visualized during the contrast-enhanced angiography. The patient was hospitalized at a neurological facility and thereafter referred to surgery for styloidectomy.

conclusionThe present case underscores the need for a prompt diagnosis and an enhanced awareness of this syndrome, especially among emergency department professionals.

Indexed as

Brain infarctCarotid arteryEagle syndromeStylohyoid ligamentStyloid process

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PMID34221588
PMCPMC8247754
OpenAlexW3170120286

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