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Descriptor
English
:
Meige Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Meige
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Meige
Synonyms
English
:
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
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
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embryology
enzymology
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genetics
history
immunology
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microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
8708
Unique Identifier:
D008538
Occurrence in VHL
:
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