Blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia (Meige's syndrome) in sisters.
Isolated idiopathic oromandibular dystonia and blepharospasm (Meige's syndrome) has generally been described as a nonfamilial disorder. This report describes Meige's syndrome in 2 sisters free of other neurological and psychiatric disease.
D000368:Aged; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome; D014102:Torsion Abnormality