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Tag: hemifacial spasm

A Face of Relief: Microvascular Decompression at Christian Hospital Solved Patrick’s Uncontrollable Twitching

July 9, 2026

His only regret about surgery is waiting so long to schedule it One word immediately comes to mind when Patrick Simpson describes how it felt to live with facial spasms and the challenges they caused: “annoying.” The nervous system condition that causes muscles on one side of the face to twitch or tighten without control […]

Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery

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St. Louis, MO 63110

314-884-6004

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