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Blepharospasm and cranial-cervical dystonia (Meige's syndrome): familial occurrence. 1988

J Jankovic, and J G Nutt
Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center 77030.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008538 Meige Syndrome 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) Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia,Brueghel Syndrome,Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesia,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic,Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome,Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia,Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dyskinesia,Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia,Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome,Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Idiopathic,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dyskinesias,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndromes,Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonias,Dyskinesia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Dyskinesia, Idiopathic Orofacial,Dyskinesias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Dyskinesias, Idiopathic Orofacial,Dystonia Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Dystonia Syndromes, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Dystonia, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Dystonias, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular,Idiopathic Blepharospasm Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome,Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesias,Orofacial Dyskinesia, Idiopathic,Orofacial Dyskinesias, Idiopathic
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

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