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Descriptor English:

Meige Syndrome

Descriptor Spanish:

Síndrome de Meige

Descriptor Portuguese:

Síndrome de Meige

Synonyms English:

Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesia
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic
Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia
Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dyskinesia
Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia
Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesias
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndromes
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonias
Dyskinesia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Dyskinesia, Idiopathic Orofacial
Dyskinesias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Dyskinesias, Idiopathic Orofacial
Dystonia Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Dystonia Syndromes, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Dystonia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Dystonias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
Idiopathic Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesias
Orofacial Dyskinesia, Idiopathic
Orofacial Dyskinesias, Idiopathic
Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia
Brueghel Syndrome
Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia

Tree Number:

C10.228.140.079.590
C10.228.662.300.500

Definition English:

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)

Indexing Annotation English:

note X refs: do not confuse with Meige Syndrome of familial lymphedema ( = MILROY'S DISEASE see LYMPHEDEMA) nor with MEIGS SYNDROME

History Note English:

1991(1985)

Allowable Qualifiers English:

BL blood	CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced	CL classification
CO complications	CN congenital
DI diagnosis	DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy	DT drug therapy
EC economics	EM embryology
EN enzymology	EP epidemiology
EH ethnology	ET etiology
GE genetics	HI history
IM immunology	ME metabolism
MI microbiology	MO mortality
NU nursing	PS parasitology
PA pathology	PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control	PX psychology
RT radiotherapy	RH rehabilitation
SU surgery	TH therapy
UR urine	VE veterinary
VI virology

Record Number:

8708

Unique Identifier:

D008538

Occurrence in VHL:

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