title: Eagle's syndrome after fracture of the elongated styloid process.
abstract: A case is reported of a patient presenting to clinic after a sudden spontaneous 'cracking' sensation in the jugulo-digastric region. This proved, following clinical and radiological investigation, to be a fractured elongated styloid process(ESP). This extraordinary presentation of Eagle's syndrome has not previously been published.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. jnstj.blythe@btopenworld.com
authors.forename: J N St J
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Blythe
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Connor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries*; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology