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Pieter Brueghel
Dutch painter, 1525-1569.
Associated eponyms:
Meige's syndrome II
A disabling spasm of the facial musculature consisting of primary blepharospasm followed by abnormal facial movement.
Biography:
In his painting De Gaper, Brueghel described the condition now commonly referred to as Meige's syndrome II, or blepharospasm-oromandibular dystonia. The term Brueghel's syndrome is used when extensive mandibular involvement is a major component of the disease.
For more information on Pieter Brueghel, see any good encyclopaedia.
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