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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
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8708
Unique Identifier:
D008538
Occurrence in VHL
:
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