Meige syndrome
Evidence-based neurology checklist on meige syndrome: Definition This is a segmental dystonia It combines blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia Causes Features of blepharospasm Features of oromandibular dystonia Differential diagnosis: Brueghel syndrome Treatment Synonym
Definition
- This is a segmental dystonia
- It combines blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia
Causes
Features of blepharospasm
Features of oromandibular dystonia
Differential diagnosis: Brueghel syndrome
Treatment
Synonym
References
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- LeDoux, MS. Meige Syndrome: What’s in a Name? Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009; 15:483-489.
- Gilbert GJ. Brueghel syndrome: its distinction from Meige syndrome. Neurology 1996; 46:1767-1769.
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