Styloid process syndrome or stylohyoid syndrome?

The literature on the syndromes related with the stylohyoid apparatus is reviewed and the embryology is discussed. Since the embryological, and symptomatical similarity, a "stylohyoid" syndrome can be defined including symptoms related to the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, the hyoid bone and even the hyothyroid cartilage junction. Some possible aetiological factors are listed even as appropriate treatment which includes surgery.