BACKGROUND: Meige syndrome is a @entity717 that includes @entity9663 and oromandibular @entity3519 . Its etiology may be idiopathic (primary) or it may arise secondary to focal @entity1545 . Acute @entity649 as a feature of such @entity3519 occurs infrequently. A review of the literature on Meige syndrome and the relationship between @entity3519 and respiratory compromise is presented. METHODS: A 60-year-old @entity1 suffered a cerebral anoxic event secondary to manual strangulation. She developed progressive @entity9663 combined with oromandibular and cervical @entity3519 . Neuroimaging demonstrated bilateral damage localized to the globus pallidus. Years later, she presented to the emergency department in intermittent @entity649 associated with @entity2473 . RESULTS: Increasing frequency and severity of the disorder was noted over years. The acute onset of respiratory involvement required intubation and eventual tracheotomy. A partial therapeutic benefit of @entity1773 was demonstrated. CONCLUSION: This case highlights two interesting aspects of @entity33057 : (1) Focal bilateral basal ganglia lesions appear to be responsible for this @entity1 's @entity717 which is consistent with relative overactivity of the direct pathway from striatum to globus pallidus internal and substantia nigra pars reticularis; (2) Respiratory involvement in a primarily craniofacial @entity3519 to the point of acute airway compromise.

Meige syndrome secondary to basal ganglia injury: a potential cause of XXXX .

@entity1545 :: ('MESH:D020214', 'Disease') :: ['brain injury'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['woman', 'patient'] @entity649 :: ('MESH:D012128', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory distress'] @entity2473 :: ('MESH:D013035', 'Disease') :: ['facial and cervical muscle spasms'] @entity1773 :: ('MESH:D013747', 'Chemical') :: ['tetrabenazine'] @entity9663 :: ('MESH:D001764', 'Disease') :: ['blepharospasm'] @entity3519 :: ('MESH:D004421', 'Disease') :: ['dystonias', 'dystonia'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['movement disorder'] @entity33057 :: ('MESH:D008539', 'Disease') :: ["Meige's syndrome"]
@entity649 :: (MESH:D012128,Disease) :: ['acute respiratory distress']
