"Meige Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D008538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.079.590 C10.228.662.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Meige Syndrome- Meige Syndrome
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia
- Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonias
- Dystonia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Dystonias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Brueghel Syndrome
- Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
- Idiopathic Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesia
- Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dyskinesia
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesias
- Dyskinesia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Dyskinesias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
- Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndromes
- Dystonia Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Dystonia Syndromes, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular
- Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic
- Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic
- Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia
- Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia
- Dyskinesia, Idiopathic Orofacial
- Dyskinesias, Idiopathic Orofacial
- Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesias
- Orofacial Dyskinesia, Idiopathic
- Orofacial Dyskinesias, Idiopathic
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Blepharospasm: A genetic screening study in 132 patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 07; 64:315-318.
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Oral methylphenidate for the treatment of refractory facial dystonias. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 May-Jun; 31(3):e65-6.
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Pallidal deep brain stimulation in patients with cranial-cervical dystonia (Meige syndrome). Mov Disord. 2007 Oct 15; 22(13):1885-91.
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Search for a founder mutation in idiopathic focal dystonia from Northern Germany. Am J Hum Genet. 1998 Dec; 63(6):1777-82.
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Tardive Meige syndrome responsive to clozapine. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1990 Oct; 10(5):381-2.
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Gamma-vinyl-GABA treatment of tardive dyskinesia and other movement disorders. Biol Psychiatry. 1985 Aug; 20(8):888-93.
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The use of botulinum toxin in blepharospasm. Am J Ophthalmol. 1985 May 15; 99(5):542-6.