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Title: | Eagle’s syndrome : a piercing matter |
Authors: | Zammit, Matthew Chircop, Charmaine Attard, Veronica D'Anastasi, Melvin |
Keywords: | Carotid artery, Internal, Dissection Carotid artery -- Diseases -- Case studies Carotid artery -- Radiography Cerebral ischemia -- Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Cerebral infarction -- Diagnosis Brain -- Radiography Computed tomography angiography |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | BMJ Group |
Citation: | Zammit, M., Chircop, C., Attard, V., & D’Anastasi, M. (2018). Eagle’s syndrome: a piercing matter. BMJ Case Reports, 11(1), e226611. |
Abstract: | We present an unusual case of Eagle’s syndrome with bilateral internal carotid artery dissection in a 45-year-old man. Initial symptomatology included ipsilateral headaches and facial sensory symptoms. A right horner’s syndrome was present on clinical examination. Radiological imaging revealed an old infarct, with bilateral carotid dissections and bilateral elongated styloid processes consistent with Eagle’s syndrome. Despite initiation of secondary prevention with antiplatelet therapy, he had two further ischaemic events. The case highlights the symptomatology and complications of Eagle’s syndrome, with its management discussed through a review of similar case reports. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95371 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SCRNM |
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