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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Basal Ganglia Diseases > Meige Syndrome
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Movement Disorders > Dystonic Disorders > Meige Syndrome

Preferred term

Meige Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Note

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

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1991(1985)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008538

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