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Eating dysfunction associated with oromandibular dystonia:
Clinical characteristics and treatment considerations

Head & Face Medicine 2006, 2:47 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-2-47

Spiridon Papapetropoulos
Carlos Singer

Abstract
Background: In oromandibular dystonia (OMD) abnormal repetitive contractions of masticatory, facial, and lingual muscles as well as the presence of orobuccolingual (OBL) dyskinesias may interfere with the appropriate performance of tasks such as chewing and swallowing leading to
significant dysphagia and weight loss. We present here the clinical characteristics and treatment variables of a series of patients that developed an OMD-associated eating dysfunction.

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Eating dysfunction associated with oromandibular dystonia:
Clinical characteristics and treatment considerations

Spiridon Papapetropoulos and Carlos Singer

Head & Face Medicine 2006, 2:47
doi:10.1186/1746-160X-2-47
Published 7 December 2006
Abstract (provisional)