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Meige Syndrome

Known as: Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia, Idiopathic Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome, Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia Syndrome 
A syndrome characterized by orofacial DYSTONIA; including BLEPHAROSPASM; forceful jaw opening; lip retraction; platysma muscle spasm; and tongue… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for cervical and truncal dystonia
We describe a patient with idiopathic cervical and truncal dystonia refractory to medical treatment who was a poor candidate for… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Quantitative autoradiography reveals regionally selective changes in dopamine D1 and D2 receptor binding in the genetically dystonic hamster
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Evidence of a locus for orofacial clefting on human chromosome 6p24 and STS content map of the region.
Orofacial clefting is genetically complex, no single gene being responsible for all forms. It can, however, result from a single… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The blepharospasm disability scale: An instrument for the assessment of functional health in blepharospasm
Assessment of the functional status in patients with blepharospasm is of major importance for clinical practice and outcome… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Treatment of spasmodic dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia) with local injections of botulinum toxin: Review and technical aspects
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Meige syndrome: Neuropathology of a case
Primary Meige syndrome is a form of cranial dystonia of unknown cause. Only three postmortem studies have been reported, and the… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
The Physiology of Idiopathic Dystonia
ABSTRACT: Dystonia is mysterious and its pathophysiology is uncertain. The fundamental motor abnormality is an abnormality of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of trigeminal tractotomy on dental sensation in humans
✓ Two patients with intractable pain of the head and neck due to cancer underwent trigeminal tractotomy and rhizotomy of the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The problem of adult-onset idiopathic torsion dystonia and other isolated dyskinesias in adult life (including blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia, dystonic writer's cramp, and torticollis, or…
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Functional disorders of the masticatory system. II. Symptoms in relation to impaired mobility of the mandible as judged from investigation by questionnaire.
This study is a continued analysis of answers obtained from 1106 (91 %) of 1215 randomly selected persons. Indices were devised… 
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