Diseases

Meige Syndrome

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)

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Abstract

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)

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Synonyms

27 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
  • 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

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

1991(1985)

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Previous Indexing

  • Blepharospasm (1975-1984)
  • Dystonia (1982-1984)
  • Facial Muscles (1966-1984)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.079w.590w
  2. C10w.228w.662w.300.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meige Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008538. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008538
  2. Meige Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meige%27s_syndrome
  3. Meige Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q693872