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Preferred term

Meige Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A syndrome characterized by orofacial DYSTONIA; including BLEPHAROSPASM; forceful jaw opening; lip retraction; platysma muscle spasm; and tongue protrusion. It primarily affects older adults, with an incidence peak in the seventh decade of life. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p108)

Entry terms

  • Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesia
  • Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia
  • Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
  • Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic
  • Brueghel Syndrome
  • Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
  • Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia
  • Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia

In other languages

  • French

  • Dyskinésie oro-mandibulaire avec blépharospasme
  • Dyskinésie oromandibulaire avec blépharospasme
  • Dystonie oro-mandibulaire avec blépharospasme
  • Dystonie oromandibulaire avec blépharospasme
  • Syndrome de Brueghel

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