hberroteran last modified: July 10, 2008
Personal Information
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Name: Henri Berroteran
City: Tulsa
State: Oklahoma
Country: United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Sr Director Human Resources
Age at HFS Onset: 60
Side Affected: Left
Year of HFS Onset: 1998
 
Treatment History
Symptoms Experienced: lower lid twitch; rapid eyelid blinking; eye closes when I smile; mouth contorts up; speech effected.
Medications Tried: Baclofen currently 2x/day. Side effect nausea and vomiting, however, treatment has worked to a degree.
Alternative Treatments Tried: Acupuncture, worked exceedingly well, but expensive. It was coupled with Chinese medication which was not covered by insurance.
Tried Botox?: Yes
Still Using Botox?: Yes
Botox Comments: Controlled spasms but it impacted my speech. My lips wouldn't move correctly. My eyebrow was raised and during one experience my eye drooped. It corrected in a couple of weeks. I get teary eye.
MVD?: No
Number of MVD's:
Date of Last MVD: ,
Doctor's Name:
Facility MVD Performed:
Spasm Free?:
Any MVD Complications?:
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