Meige Syndrome

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.079.590 C10.228.662.300.500
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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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Basal Ganglia Diseases [C10.228.140.079]
Meige Syndrome [C10.228.140.079.590]
Movement Disorders [C10.228.662]
Dystonic Disorders [C10.228.662.300]
Meige Syndrome [C10.228.662.300.500]

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