Preferred Label : meige syndrome;
MeSH 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);
MeSH synonym : dystonia syndrome, blepharospasm-oromandibular; dyskinesia, idiopathic orofacial; dystonia, blepharospasm-oromandibular; blepharospasm-oromandibular dyskinesia; dyskinesias, idiopathic orofacial; blepharospasm oromandibular dystonia syndrome, idiopathic; dyskinesias, blepharospasm-oromandibular; brueghel syndrome; blepharospasm oromandibular dyskinesia; blepharospasm oromandibular dystonia; blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia; orofacial dyskinesias, idiopathic; blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonias; idiopathic blepharospasm oromandibular dystonia syndrome; dyskinesia, blepharospasm-oromandibular; orofacial dyskinesia, idiopathic; idiopathic orofacial dyskinesia; idiopathic orofacial dyskinesias; syndrome, blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia; blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome; blepharospasm oromandibular dystonia syndrome; blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndromes; dystonia syndromes, blepharospasm-oromandibular; blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome, idiopathic; idiopathic blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia syndrome; dystonias, blepharospasm-oromandibular; blepharospasm-oromandibular dyskinesias;
CISMeF synonym : Meige; meige's syndrome;
MeSH annotation : note X refs: do not confuse with Meige Syndrome of familial lymphedema ( MILROY'S
DISEASE see LYMPHEDEMA) nor with MEIGS SYNDROME; note entry terms: do not confuse with Meige Syndrome of familial lymphedema ( MILROY'S
DISEASE see LYMPHEDEMA) nor with MEIGS SYNDROME;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meige syndrome;
Origin ID : D008538;
UMLS CUI : C0025183;
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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)
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