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Avascular necrosis (AVN), also called osteonecrosis or bone infarction, is death of bone tissue due to interruption of the blood supply. [1] Early on, there may be no symptoms. [1] Gradually joint pain may develop, which may limit the person's ability to move. [1] Complications may include collapse of the bone or nearby joint surface. [1]
Pain in the affected area [1] [2] Muscle spasm in the affected area [1] Numbness and tingling in an arm or leg [1] [2] Paleness [1] [2] of the skin of the arm or leg; Muscle weakness of an arm or leg, [1] [2] possibly to the grade of paralysis [2] Later symptoms are closely related to infarction of the tissue supplied by the occluded artery:
Limb: Limb infarction is an infarction of an arm or leg. Causes include arterial embolisms and skeletal muscle infarction as a rare complication of long standing, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. [12] A major presentation is painful thigh or leg swelling. [12] Bone: Infarction of bone results in avascular necrosis.
Eagle syndrome (also termed stylohyoid syndrome, [1] styloid syndrome, [2] stylalgia, [3] styloid-stylohyoid syndrome, [2] or styloid–carotid artery syndrome) [4] is an uncommon condition commonly characterized but not limited to sudden, sharp nerve-like pain in the jaw bone and joint, back of the throat, and base of the tongue, triggered by swallowing, moving the jaw, or turning the neck. [1]
Supportive treatment is the only proven treatment method. Supplemental oxygen can be given if a person has mild respiratory distress. [ 6 ] However, if a person has severe respiratory distress, either continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPAP), or mechanical ventilation using positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) [ 5 ] may be indicated.
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[1] [5] Abrupt onset of pain at the back or neck marks the location of ischaemia or hemorrhage at the beginning, which radiates as the damage intensifies. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Temporary paresis in limbs may occur days before the onset of spinal ischaemic stroke, though the relationship remains unclear.