In the early years of the Internet, there was a lot of information ABOUT
information. You would go from site to site and it wasn't what you wanted
or they wanted to SELL you the information.

My motivation over the years was to collect pertinent, factual information
and provide a repository accessable to all.

The Search boxes on each page of P-I-E-N-O (Parkinsons Information Exchange
Network Online) have newly incorporated dual search capabilities. The box
can search P-I-E-N-O or the Top50 Neurological sites for your words. Where
it says "Click Here to Select Search Location", put your mouse there and
click the left mouse button. A pulldown box will appear with the
selections: P-I-E-N-O Archive Treasures/Parkinsn List Drug Database and
Search Top50 Neurological Sites. Click on the one you want applied to your
search.

Now in the next box to the right enter your word or words.

P-I-E-N-O is located at:

http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com

SEARCH WORD SHORTCUT WITHOUT TYPING

There is an easy way to enter your search word. If you are reading on a
page and there is a word you are unsure of the meaning or wish to find
other webpages with that word, double click on the word in question. It
will become highlighted. Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse
up or down to the search box. When the cursor changes as you reach the box,
release the mouse button. The highlighted word is now deposited on the
search box. Click on Search.

When you have selected to Search the Top50 Neurological Sites, several
glossaries are available that may contain the definition of that word. If
you have selected P-I-E-N-O Archive Treasures/Parkinsn List Drug Database,
it will return the other pages that contain that word on the P-I-E-N-O site.

This trick works on the Simon Coles Archive search box also. You can select
the search site before or after you drag a word to the search box. From the
Search Results page you can also change your search location.

SEARCH ENGINE NOTES:

There are two kinds of search engines, one just indexes the words the
webmaster deems important, another indexes EVERY WORD on the pages. The
P-I-E-N-O portal uses the later.

EXAMPLE RESULT FOR THE WORD TASMAR:

Parkinsons Disease
... It (5/3/99) 8:54 PM * Caregiver needs a break.... (5/3/99) 4:01 PM *
Alpha-Stim (5/3/99) 3:26 PM * TASMAR-anyone stilll on it? (5/3/99) 12:04 PM
* Updafe Again :( (5/3/99) 12:00 AM * Electric Shock Therapy ...
http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/forum/parkinsonsarchive03.html - 112k -
1999-06-23

Most times, the word searched for is returned in CONTEXT. This is helpful
in determing which pages to look at first. The date following the URL at
the bottom is the modified date of the page which is important if the
latest information is what you are seeking. In the description, if the word
you are searching for is underlined, that means by clicking there, you will
be taken to that page and directly to the place on the page, the word
occurs. Not all sites are hyperlinked that way but the word or its
derivitive is on that page.

The results page has a search box at the top and bottom, making it easier
to drag words to the search box.

NEWSLETTER WRITER INFORMATION:

Most national and international organizations are spidered weekly by the
P-I-E-N-O search engine and have their latest newsletter online. Using the
search word "news" or "newsletter" will give you the location of these.
Information is available for Essential Tremor (ET) as well as all the
Parkinson's (PD) (PD+) flavors. International sites may be in the National
language so search words are not limited to English.

DBS Information:

Most DBS information is online including patient stories and physician
referrals. There is one site that lists the number of DBS cases each
individual neurosurgeon has done and the adverse effects encountered. Dr.
Iacono is only listed as doing 15 even though he had done over 1500
pallidotomies. If you are considering DBS, DO NOT be PATIENT NUMBER ONE!

The DBS information is as technical as you wish as well as detailed
information on palladotomy and thalamotomy. None of these procedures is to
be considered lightly.

Drug Information:

Drug name searches now include warnings and labeling changes from the FDA
MedWatch.

Abstracts 2000:

Abstracts recently published are available by Author Name and also by topic.

Search by Author's name and initial.

Iacono RP

Iansek R

Kempster RA

Koller WC

Olanow CW

Stacy Mark


ABSTRACTS LISTED BY SUBJECT


Adverse Efects

COMT Medications

Essential Tremor

Essential Tremor Epidemiology

Essential Tremor Therapy

Parkinson's Disease Epidemiology

Thalamotomy


The latest Abstracts can be found searching for the words "Abstracts 2000".

Two new search boxes have been added to the Message Page of the P-I-E-N-O
Parkinsn List Online page.

WebMasters Information:

Permission is granted to use the P-I-E-N-O Portal on your site. All that is
requested is that the code be pasted as-is with the link to P-I-E-N-O left
intact. Just paste the following code into your page or pages.

<div align="center">
<font color="#000000" size="4"><strong>Search the </strong></font><a
href="http://www.parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/"
target="_default"><font color="#000000"
size="4"><strong>P-I-E-N-O</strong></font></a><font
color="#000000" size="4"><strong> Top50 Neurological/Parkinson's
sites for Answers</strong></font>
<!---- Begin whatUseek intraSearch Searchbox Code ---->
<script language="JavaScript1.1"
src="http://intra.whatUseek.com/javabox.go?crid=5507e5fd40a0e1af"></script>
<!---- End whatUseek intraSearch Searchbox Code ------>
</div></center>

Enjoy the new options to enable you to begin "Using a Small Net to Catch
Big Fish." :)



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John Cottingham