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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Eagle's syndrome, also called stylohyoid complex syndrome, is a rare syndrome pathology characterised by latero-cervical pain radiating to the face, linked to an abnormal enlargement of the styloid or calcification of the stylo-hyoid ligament.
Case: We report here the case of a young man of 25 suffering from cluster headache resistant to treatments, revealing Eagle's syndrome.
Conclusion: Only surgery led to a real improvement of his condition.