Table 1 Patients population demographics and clinical presentation of symptomatic Eagle syndrome subdivided according to the respective clinical variant
SYMPTOMS AND ASSOCIATED COMORBIDITIES | CLASSIC SYNDROME | CAROTID VARIANT | JUGULAR VARIANT | RR 95% CI | P. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
History of tonsillectomy | 1/14 | 1/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .43 |
Odynophagia | 1/14 | 0/1 | 1/8 | 0.53 0.03–7.44 | .58 |
Dysphagia | 4/14 | 0/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .15 |
Ipsilateral pain (present/absent) | 11/14 | 1/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .0003 |
Stabling pain | 4/14 | 1/1 | 1/8 | 2.67 0.37–19.09 | .29 |
Periorbital pain extension | 0/14 | 0/1 | 1/8 | N/A | .35 |
Pain at contralateral head rotation | 0/14 | 1/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .65 |
Dizziness | 1/14 | 1/1 | 3/8 | 0.35 0.07–1.71 | .21 |
Otalgia | 3/14 | 0/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .24 |
Ipsilateral facial edema | 0/14 | 0/1 | 1/8 | N/A | .35 |
Numbness | 0/14 | 0/1 | 3/8 | N/A | .03 |
Headache | 0/14 | 1/1 | 5/8 | 0.11 0.01–0.76 | .009 |
TIA/Stroke | 0/14 | 1/1 | 0/8 | N/A | .65 |
Perimesencephalic hemorrhage | 0/14 | 0/1 | 6/8 | N/A | .0003 |
Multiple sclerosis | 0/14 | 0/1 | 2/8 | N/A | .011 |
Dilated ventricles-CSF spaces | 0/14 | 0/1 | 2/8 | N/A | .011 |