## Abstract A case report is presented of a patient with pathologically confirmed striatonigral degeneration who experienced episodic syncope as a result of oromandibular dystonia obstructing inhalation through her mouth and nose. ยฉ 2004 Movement Disorder Society
Blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia (Meige's syndrome) in sisters
โ Scribed by Dr. John G. Nutt; John P. Hammerstad
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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