Focal cranial dystonia.
In the neurologic literature there has been a growing recognition of a syndrome of focal cranial dystonias referred to variously as blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia, Brueghel's syndrome, or Meige's syndrome. Typically, this syndrome presents as an isolated and idiopathic dystonia of facial or oromandibular muscles occasionally prompting a referral to a speech pathologist. Our findings in a group of 10 patients with this diagnosis are presented, and the negligible effect of an intensive program of speech management for one subject is described.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000503:physiopathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013577:Syndrome; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology