Meige Syndrome (definition)

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ψ ψ	Meige Syndrome

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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)

note X refs: do not confuse with Meige Syndrome of familial lymphedema (

Other names Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia; Brueghel Syndrome; Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia; Orofacial Dyskinesias, Idiopathic; Orofacial Dyskinesia, Idiopathic; Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesias; Idiopathic Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Sy; Dystonias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Dystonia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Dystonia Syndromes, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Dystonia Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Dyskinesias, Idiopathic Orofacial; Dyskinesias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Dyskinesia, Idiopathic Orofacial; Dyskinesia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular; Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonias; Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndromes; Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesias; Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idi; Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome

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