Personal
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ebarreiro |
| Name: |
Edwin Barreiro
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| City: |
Ringwood |
| State: |
New Jersey |
| Country: |
United States |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Marital Status: |
married |
| Occupation: |
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| Age at HFS Onset: |
38 |
| Side Affected: |
Left |
| Year of HFS Onset: |
2000 |
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Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced:
Constant eye twitch, then muscle spasms around left eye, nose and mouth.
Medications Tried: Klonopin - didn't help
Slow-Mag - seemed to ease the spasms, Neurontin (did not help), Tegretol (taking along with Klonopin do not think it's helping).
Alternative Treatments Tried:
Accupuncture - didn't help
Tried Botox?:
Yes
Still Using Botox?:
No
Botox Comments:
Botox, since 2001. Not at all happy with results and loss of smile. Smile is actually more like a frown now. Ready for MVD. In preparation for MVD stopped Botox treatments. Slow-Mag has greatly helped in the interim.
MVD?:
Yes
Number of MVD's:
1
Date of Last MVD:
March 01, 2004
Doctor's Name:
Dr. Chandranath Sen
Facility MVD Performed:
St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
New York, NY (USA)
Spasm Free?:
Yes
Any MVD Complications?:
Loss 40-50% hearing in left ear. Would still recommend MVD even with hearing loss.
Comments:
From beginning to end Dr. Sen and his staff were extremely caring, informative and made me feel confident that the MVD would be a success.
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