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Acute respiratory distress as a feature of such dystonias occurs infrequently. A review of the literature on Meige syndrome and the relationship between dystonias and respiratory compromise is presented.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100052896_abs2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 60-year-old woman suffered a cerebral anoxic event secondary to manual strangulation. She developed progressive blepharospasm combined with oromandibular and cervical dystonias. Neuroimaging demonstrated bilateral damage localized to the globus pallidus. Years later, she presented to the emergency department in intermittent respiratory distress associated with facial and cervical muscle spasms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100052896_abs3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>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 tetrabenazine was demonstrated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167100052896_abs4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case highlights two interesting aspects of Meige's syndrome: (1) Focal bilateral basal ganglia lesions appear to be responsible for this patient's movement disorder 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 dystonia to the point of acute airway compromise.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0317167100052896","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,3]],"date-time":"2017-03-03T07:05:32Z","timestamp":1488524732000},"page":"167-173","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Meige Syndrome Secondary to Basal Ganglia Injury: A Potential Cause of Acute Respiratory Distress"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"C. 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