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Hierarchy:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System Diseases ∟ Central Nervous System Diseases ∟ Brain Diseases ∟ Basal Ganglia Diseases ∟ Meige Syndrome 12 coordinate concepts ∟ Dystonia Musculorum Deformans \| ∟ Torticollis \| ∟ Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease \| ∟ Chorea Gravidarum \| ∟ Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome \| ∟ Hepatolenticular Degeneration \| ∟ Huntington Disease \| ∟ Multiple System Atrophy \| ∟ Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome \| ∟ Parkinsonian Disorders \| ∟ Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive \| ∟ Tourette Syndrome Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System Diseases ∟ Central Nervous System Diseases ∟ Movement Disorders ∟ Dystonic Disorders ∟ Meige Syndrome 12 coordinate concepts ∟ Dystonia Musculorum Deformans \| ∟ Torticollis \| ∟ Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease \| ∟ Chorea Gravidarum \| ∟ Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome \| ∟ Hepatolenticular Degeneration \| ∟ Huntington Disease \| ∟ Multiple System Atrophy \| ∟ Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome \| ∟ Parkinsonian Disorders \| ∟ Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive \| ∟ Tourette Syndrome X
Broader terms:	Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System Diseases ∟ Central Nervous System Diseases ∟ Brain Diseases ∟ Basal Ganglia Diseases ∟ Meige Syndrome Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) ∟ Nervous System Diseases ∟ Central Nervous System Diseases ∟ Movement Disorders ∟ Dystonic Disorders ∟ Meige Syndrome Basal Ganglia Diseases > Brain Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Diseases > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Dystonic Disorders > Movement Disorders > Central Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Diseases > Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) X
Annotation:	note X refs: do not confuse with Meige Syndrome of familial lymphedema ( = MILROY'S DISEASE see LYMPHEDEMA) nor with MEIGS SYNDROME X
History note:	Blepharospasm (1975-1984) \| Dystonia (1982-1984) \| Facial Muscles (1966-1984)X
historyNote*:	1991(1985) X
publicMeSHNote*:	1991; see BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES 1985-1990 X
Scope note:	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) X
activeMeSHYear*:	2006 \| 2007X
dateCreated*:	1984-06-05X
dateEstablished*:	1991-01-01X
dateRevised*:	2005-07-01X
recordAuthorizer*:	sjnX
recordMaintainer*:	sjnX
recordOriginator*:	RCX
Type:	Concept X
Coordinate terms:	Dystonia Musculorum Deformans \| Torticollis \| Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease \| Chorea Gravidarum \| Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome \| Hepatolenticular Degeneration \| Huntington Disease \| Multiple System Atrophy \| Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome \| Parkinsonian Disorders \| Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive \| Tourette Syndrome X
URI:	X
Labels and equivalent concepts:	Meigen oireyhtymä (fi) Meigen syndrooma (fi, replaced) Meiges syndrom (sv) Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia (en, replaced) Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia (en, replaced) Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome (en, replaced) Brueghel Syndrome (en, replaced) Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia (en, replaced) Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome (en, replaced) Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic (en, replaced) Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesia (en, replaced) Syndroma Meige (la-FI, replaced) X
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