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)
Also Known As:
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; Blepharospasm-Oromandibular Dystonia; Brueghel Syndrome; Idiopathic Orofacial Dyskinesia