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Cureus May 2024Meige syndrome (MS) is a cranial dystonia that involves blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. It can also evolve to include other adjacent muscle groups in the...
Meige syndrome (MS) is a cranial dystonia that involves blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. It can also evolve to include other adjacent muscle groups in the cervical region. It typically presents in middle-aged females, and while the disorder is relatively uncommon, its exact prevalence varies. Diagnosis is typically made with a thorough history and physical and workup to rule out other causes. Treatment options include medical management with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonists, dopamine antagonists, and anticholinergics for short-term management. Long-term treatment options are Botox and deep brain stimulation. This case report presents a 56-year-old female with a complex presentation of MS; the patient's symptoms progressed from isolated blepharospasms to involve orofacial and cervical musculature. A distinctive aspect of this case was the simultaneous presence of upper motor neuron (UMN) signs in the patient alongside acute to subacute compression fractures of the superior endplate of C7 and T3, as revealed by cervical spine imaging. Treatment with clonazepam led to significant symptomatic improvement, highlighting the importance of a multimodal approach in managing MS. This case underscores the need for careful clinical evaluation, collaboration with movement disorder specialists, and ongoing research efforts to enhance understanding and treatment of MS.
PubMed: 38860087
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60101 -
Neuroradiology Jun 2024This retrospective study examined the clinical outcomes and complications in 6 cases of compound Meige's syndrome, presenting with blepharospasm and masticatory muscle...
This retrospective study examined the clinical outcomes and complications in 6 cases of compound Meige's syndrome, presenting with blepharospasm and masticatory muscle spasm, following treatment with CT-guided radiofrequency ablation targeting bilateral facial nerves and mandibular branches of the trigeminal nerve. After the operation, the symptoms of eyelid spasm and masticatory muscle spasm resolved, but mild facial paralysis and numbness of mandibular nerve innervation persisted. Follow-up for 4-28 months showed that the symptoms of facial paralysis resolved within 2-5 (3.17 ± 0.94) months after the operation, whereas the numbness in the mandibular region persisted, accompanied by a decrease in masticatory function. During the follow-up period, none of the 6 patients experienced a recurrence of Meige's syndrome. These findings suggest that CT-guided radiofrequency ablation of the bilateral facial nerve and mandibular branches of the trigeminal nerve may offer a promising approach to treating compound Meige's syndrome.
PubMed: 38844696
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03392-1 -
Asian Journal of Surgery May 2024
PubMed: 38824021
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.05.156 -
Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports 2024Meige syndrome is a rare neurological disease characterized by segmental dystonia, specifically blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. These symptoms are often...
Meige syndrome is a rare neurological disease characterized by segmental dystonia, specifically blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. These symptoms are often accompanied by complex movements of the eyelids, lower facial muscles, mandible, and neck muscles. Bilateral blepharospasm is the most common feature of this disease. In this case report, we present the successful treatment of refractory blepharospasm in a 72-year-old woman with Meige syndrome via 2 incisions resulting from myectomy and in situ surgery.
PubMed: 38751963
DOI: 10.1177/11795476241254266 -
Structural network topologies are associated with deep brain stimulation outcomes in Meige syndrome.Neurotherapeutics : the Journal of the... Apr 2024Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for Meige syndrome (MS). However, the DBS efficacy varies across MS patients and the factors contributing to the...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for Meige syndrome (MS). However, the DBS efficacy varies across MS patients and the factors contributing to the variable responses remain enigmatic. We aim to explain the difference in DBS efficacy from a network perspective. We collected preoperative T1-weighted MRI images of 76 MS patients who received DBS in our center. According to the symptomatic improvement rates, all MS patients were divided into two groups: the high improvement group (HIG) and the low improvement group (LIG). We constructed group-level structural covariance networks in each group and compared the graph-based topological properties and interregional connections between groups. Subsequent functional annotation and correlation analyses were also conducted. The results indicated that HIG showed a higher clustering coefficient, longer characteristic path length, lower small-world index, and lower global efficiency compared with LIG. Different nodal betweennesses and degrees between groups were mainly identified in the precuneus, sensorimotor cortex, and subcortical nuclei, among which the gray matter volume of the left precentral gyrus and left thalamus were positively correlated with the symptomatic improvement rates. Moreover, HIG had enhanced interregional connections within the somatomotor network and between the somatomotor network and default-mode network relative to LIG. We concluded that the high and low DBS responders have notable differences in large-scale network architectures. Our study sheds light on the structural network underpinnings of varying DBS responses in MS patients.
PubMed: 38679556
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurot.2024.e00367 -
Arquivos de Neuro-psiquiatria Apr 2024Meige's syndrome is a type of facial dystonia characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Although botulinum toxin type...
BACKGROUND
Meige's syndrome is a type of facial dystonia characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. Although botulinum toxin type A (OBTA) injections are the standard treatment, evidence of their effectiveness and safety in this scenario is still lacking.
OBJECTIVE
Our research aimed to evaluate the improvement and occurrence of side effects following injections of onabotulinum toxin type A (OBTA) in patients with Meige's syndrome.
METHODS
Patients with Meige's syndrome undergoing botulinum toxin injections were enrolled in this study. We assessed dystonia intensity before and 14 days after OBTA injection using the Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale (BFMDRS) to measure the response of symptoms in the eyes (blepharospasm) and mouth (oromandibular dystonia). Other variables, such as dosage, side effects, and demographic data, were also recorded.
RESULTS
The study included 41 participants, with a mean age of 67.7 years and a female-to-male ratio of 3.5:1. The mean BFMDRS score before the injections was 8.89, and after 14 days, it was 2.88. The most reported side effect was ptosis, with a 7.3% incidence. OBTA significantly reduced dystonia severity ( < 0.0001). The clinical response for the blepharospasm component was superior to the oromandibular dystonia component.
CONCLUSION
Our results support that OBTA seems to be an effective and safe therapeutic option for treating Meige's syndrome. The effect of OBTA was more pronounced in the treatment of blepharospasm than in oromandibular dystonia.
Topics: Humans; Male; Female; Aged; Botulinum Toxins, Type A; Blepharospasm; Dystonia; Meige Syndrome; Dystonic Disorders
PubMed: 38641339
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785691 -
Heliyon Apr 2024Individual differences were observed in the clinical efficacy of Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) in the treatment of the primary Meige syndrome. Our study aimed to explore...
OBJECTIVE
Individual differences were observed in the clinical efficacy of Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) in the treatment of the primary Meige syndrome. Our study aimed to explore the potential associations between the clinical efficacy of BoNT-A in the treatment of the primary Meige syndrome and variants of , and , which are involving in the translocation of the BoNT-A in vivo.
METHODS
Patients with the primary Meige syndrome treated with BoNT-A were enrolled. Clinical efficacy was evaluated by the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms and the duration of efficacy. Variants of , and were obtained by Sanger sequencing. Another cohort diagnosed with primary cervical dystonia was also enrolled in the replication stage.
RESULTS
Among the 104 primary Meige syndrome patients, 80 patients (76.9%) had a good efficacy (the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms ≥30%) and 24 (23. 1%) had a poor (the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms <30%). As to the duration of efficacy, 52 patients (50.0%) had a long duration of efficacy (≥4 months), and 52 (50.0%) had a short (<4 months). In terms of primary Meige syndrome, rs6104571 was found associating with the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms (Genotype: = 0.02, OR = 0.26; Allele: = 0.013, OR = 0.29), and rs31244 was found associating with the duration of efficacy (Genotype: = 0.024, OR = 0.13; Allele: = 0.012, OR = 0.13). Besides, we also conducted the association analyses between the variants and BoNT-A-related adverse reactions. Although, there was no statistical difference between the allele of rs31244 and BoNT-A-related adverse reactions, there was a trend ( = 0.077, OR = 2.56). In the replication stage, we included 39 patients with primary cervical dystonia to further expanding the samples' size. Among the 39 primary cervical dystonia patients, 25 patients (64.1%) had a good efficacy (the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms ≥50%) and 14 (35.9%) had a poor (the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms <50%). As to the duration of efficacy, 32 patients (82.1%) had a long duration of efficacy (≥6 months), and 7 (17.9%) had a short (<6 months). Integrating primary Meige syndrome and primary cervical dystonia, rs31244 was still found associating with the duration of efficacy (Genotype: = 0.002, OR = 0. 23; Allele: = 0.001, OR = 0. 25).
CONCLUSION
In our study, rs6104571 was associated with the maximum improvement rate of motor symptoms in patients with primary Meige syndrome treated with BoNT-A, and patients carrying this variant had a lower improvement rate of motor symptoms. rs31244 was associated with duration of treatment in patients with primary Meige syndrome treated with BoNT-A and patients carrying this variant had a shorter duration of treatment. Patients with primary Meige syndrome carrying rs31244 G allele have an increase likelihood of BoNT-A-related adverse reactions. Involving 39 patients with primary cervical dystonia, the results further verify that rs31244 was associated with duration of treatment and patients carrying this variant had a shorter duration of treatment.
PubMed: 38628704
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28543 -
Neuromodulation : Journal of the... Apr 2024This study aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy and prognosis of bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with benign...
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy and prognosis of bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) and complete Meige syndrome, and to search for the best therapeutic subregion within the GPi.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Data were collected for 36 patients with Meige syndrome who underwent bilateral GPi-DBS surgery at our hospital between March 2014 and February 2022. Using the Burk-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale (BFMDRS)-Movement (BFMDRS-M) and BFMDRS-Disability (BFMDRS-D), the severity of the symptoms of patients with complete Meige syndrome was evaluated before surgery and at specific time points after surgery. Patients with BEB were clinically evaluated for the severity of blepharospasm using BFMDRS-M, the Blepharospasm Disability Index (BDI), and Jankovic Rating Scale (JRS). Three-dimensional reconstruction of the GPi-electrode was performed in some patients using the lead-DBS software, and the correlation between GPi subregion volume of tissue activated (VTA) and symptom improvement was analyzed in patients six months after surgery. The follow-up duration ranged from six to 99 months.
RESULTS
Compared with preoperative scores, the results of all patients at six months after surgery and final follow-up showed a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in the mean BFMDRS-M score. Among them, the average BFMDRS-M improvement rates in patients with BEB at six months after surgery and final follow-up were 60.3% and 69.7%, respectively, whereas those in patients with complete Meige syndrome were 54.5% and 58.3%, respectively. The average JRS and BDI scores of patients with BEB also decreased significantly (p < 0.05) at six months after surgery and at the final follow-up (JRS improvement: 38.6% and 49.1%, respectively; BDI improvement: 42.6% and 57.4%, respectively). We were unable to identify significantly correlated prognostic factors. There was a significant correlation between GPi occipital VTA and symptom improvement in patients at six months after surgery (r = 0.34, p = 0.025).
CONCLUSIONS
Our study suggests that bilateral GPi-DBS is an effective treatment for Meige syndrome, with no serious postoperative complications. The VTA in the GPi subregion may be related to the movement score improvement. In addition, further research is needed to predict patients with poor surgical outcomes.
PubMed: 38597859
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.02.002 -
Journal of the Neurological Sciences May 2024Cranial dystonias (CrD) are challenging to treat. Oral pharmacotherapy is often sub-optimal, while delicate anatomy and limited availability of skilled botulinum toxin...
INTRODUCTION
Cranial dystonias (CrD) are challenging to treat. Oral pharmacotherapy is often sub-optimal, while delicate anatomy and limited availability of skilled botulinum toxin injectors makes this approach risky, and often difficult to access; neurosurgical options e.g. deep brain stimulation, are high-risk in the elderly populations most affected. We observed significant improvement in CrD in 2 patients prescribed Zolpidem+Melatonin combination treatment for insomnia, and therefore trialled this treatment in a further 4 patients with CrD.
METHODS
Six patients were treated with Zolpidem+Melatonin. Pre- and post-treatment videotaped clinical examinations were blindly rated by an independent assessor (EM) and scored using the 'Facial and Oral Movements' section of the abnormal involuntary movements scale (AIMS), as well as the Jankovic rating scale for blepharospasm.
RESULTS
Dystonic features, as measured by the abnormal involuntary movements scale (AIMS) improved by an average of 75% after treatment (6.5±3.1 before treatment to 1.7 +/- 0.8 after treatment). Improvements were also observed in blepharospasm severity scores, and in cervical dystonic features.
CONCLUSION
Zolpidem+Melatonin combination treatment represents a safe and effective treatment for CrD. Low cost and wide availability makes it an attractive option, particularly in resource-constrained healthcare settings, or in patients who have failed, or lack access to alternatives.
Topics: Humans; Zolpidem; Female; Melatonin; Pyridines; Male; Aged; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome; Drug Therapy, Combination; Video Recording; Dystonia; Dystonic Disorders; Adult
PubMed: 38583390
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.122986