TITLE:
Meige Syndrome: An Eternal Diagnostic Confusion
AUTHORS:
Amit Chauhan, Shravani Chauhan
KEYWORDS:
Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia, Diagnostic Confusion
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.5 No.3,
July
10,
2015
ABSTRACT: Meige syndrome is an
idiopathic dystonia characterized by combination of blepharospasm and
involuntary movements of the lower facial and/or masticatory (jaw) muscles. The
condition is rare and has a variety of clinical presentations which often lead
to its misdiagnosis. We report a case of Meige syndrome repeatedly misdiagnosed
and treated unsuccessfully as conversion disorder.