Current Parkinson's Topics by E-Mail for New and OLD Subscribers
 
Welcome new subscribers!
 
 Everything ever discussed on the Parkinsn list is in our archives.
Periodically, a file called, "How to find information in Parkinson
Archives by E-mail" is posted on the Parkinsn list.
 
 "How to find information in Parkinson Archives by E-mail" gives
step by step instructions on how to search and get stuff in an easy
to learn manner.
 
 Many of you have learned about the Parkinsn list from friends
or reading the Wall Street Journal and New York Times articles about
pallidotomy.  This message gives answers on how to directly use the
Parkinsn archives and get information NOW while you are "coming up
to speed".
 
 Save the following between the Snips to a TXT file on your computer.
 
                         HOW DO I SAVE THIS?
   (Windows users instructions ONLY, Mac Users are on their own)
 
 Move your mouse to the start of the text in this message that you
want to save and click the left button. Once the cursor starts to
blink on the correct line, hold down the left button while dragging
the mouse to the right and down until all the area is highlighted.
Release the mouse buttons.
 At the top of your screen is a heading labeled Edit. Move the
mouse up to Edit and click on it. You will see a item labeled
Copy. Click on it.
 If you are using Windows, hold down the  Alt key and tap the Tab
key until you toggle back to the Program Manager. Click on the
Notepad icon, which will open it. When it opens, select Edit at the
at the top of the screen with the mouse, by clicking on it. Select
Paste by clicking on it.  The information that you highlighted in
the message is pasted into Notepad. At the top of the screen to
the left of Edit is File. Move the mouse to File and click on it.
You will see an option called Save As. Click on it. A window will
open. The directory shown at the right may not be the directory
that you keep text files in so click on the C:\ which will give
you a list of all the subdirectories on the C drive.
 If you have more than one drive, at the bottom of the right hand
column is the option to change the drive. If you want to change to
the D drive for example, do it and then return to the top and click
on the D:/ to see the complete list of subdirectories. Click on the
correct one. If you already have some text files in that
subdirectory, their names will appear in the left hand column. I
call my file, index.txt, but you can name yours anything with not
more than 8 letters and .txt as an extension. After you have
entered the name in place of the *.txt and clicked on OK, it is
saved.
 
         NOW THAT I HAVE SAVED THIS FILE, HOW DO I USE IT?
 
 If you post messages with a mail program that has a button marked
Insert, or Include, simply click on the button, while the cursor
is blinking in the body of the message, and show it how to
get to where index.txt or what ever name you gave it, is. It will
magically appear in the body of your message.
 If you use Eudora which doesn't have these capabilities, do the
following. Open Notepad first and load index.txt, or whatever
you call it. Highlight the text with the mouse. Select Edit and
the Copy option.
 Start Eudora if you already haven't done so or use the Alt-Tab
keys to toggle over to it. Select Message at the top of
the Eudora screen. Select New on the menu. The cursor will not be
in the body but on the Subject or To: line. Move the cursor to
the body and click on it. Move the cursor back to the top of the
screen and select Edit and Paste from that menu. Your index.txt
will appear in the body.
 If you intend to send several messages to the listserv, use the
Message/New command and the previous instructions to copy as
many messages as you need. In each message just add the message
numbers that you want sent to you.
 
 You will use this to get answers to your questions by return E-mail
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In the body of the message paste, insert, or import the following
into your message.
 
---------------------------------Snip--------------------------------
 
//DBlook   JOB   Echo=No
Database Search DD=Rules
//Rules DD *
select * in parkinsn
print all
 
-------------------------------- Snip -------------------------------
 
On the same line as the PRINT ALL (Caps just for emphasis) put the
ITEM#(Caps just for emphasis) or numbers separated by a space.
 
Example of adding a message number to the print all line of the search
engine:
 
print all 1955
 
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Frequently Asked Questions:                             Item#   Rec length
 
How do I make a Parkinson Alert ID Card which lists
the medications I take and drugs that can hurt me?      2498    133
 
How do I get the 3/16/95 New York Times article
on pallidotomy?                                         2248    314
 
What comments have been made by other  neurologists
& neurosurgeons about the New York Times article?
 
Patrick J. Kelly, MD Professor and Chairman Department of
Neurosurgery New York University Medical Center         2255    643
 
Abraham Lieberman, M.D.
Chairman, Medical Advisory Board
American Parkinson Disease Association
Chief, Movement Disorders                               2326     69
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona
 
How do I get the Wall Street Journal article
on pallidotomy?                                         1955    409
 
How much improvement does pallidotomy give?             557     175
                                                        992     443
                                                        1137    653
                                                        1531    60
                                                        1539    218
                                                        1593    207
                                                        1699    58
                                                        1716    340
 
How long-lasting is the positive effect of pallidotomy? 637     84
                                                        661     99
                                                        961     247
                                                        1571    163
                                                        1603    137
 
Pallidotomy, "Snake Oil" or Science? The Careful View.  1961    93
                                                        1964    190
                                                        1988    304
                                                        1700    109
 
What is the background of Dr. Robert Iacano, the most
prolific pallidotomist?                                 1966    76
 
Where can I get a copy of the Devor Pallidotomy Follow-
up Survey?                                              1539    218
 
Where can I get a copy of Dr. Donald Bern pallidotomy
"Testimony"?                                            1971    221
 
What are the follow ups to the pallidotomies performed
on ABC and David Devor's wife?                          2119    24
                                                        2100    73
How is Mrs. Devor Doing?                                2380    42
 
Money not withstanding, who are "Prime Candidates" for
 Pallidotomy?                                           2448    185
What should I look for when selecting a "Team" to
 do my pallidotomy?                                     2518    105
Which Doctors are doing Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy
 Procedures?                                            2513    92
                                                        2543    17
                                                        2468    20
Contents of Current Research Papers in the archive:
 
What is Parkinson's Disease and how is it treated?       2563   652
What is Essential Tremor (ET) and how is it treated?     2563   652
What is Shy-Drager Syndrome (SDS) and how is it
 treated?                                                2551   305
What is Supranuclear Palsy (SNP) and how is it treated?  2553   289
What is Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)?                   2551   305
What is StriatoNigral Degeneration (SND) and how is it
 treated?                                                2551   305
What is OlivoPontoCerebellar Atrophy (OPCA) and how is   2552   310
 it treated?                                             2553   289
What is CorticoBasal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD) and
 how is it treated?                                      2551   305
What is Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLBD)?                2551   305
What symptoms may or may not be present in Parkinsonism
 Plus Syndromes? Table 3.                                2553   289
 
Have there been any recent Pallidotomy follow-up studies?
M. Dogali, E. Fazzini,E. Kolodny Pallidotomy Follow-up   2739   177
 
How do I get a Care-Givers Handbook?
 
  Care-Giver Handbook 1/5                                3125   444
  Care-Giver Handbook 2/5                                3126   454
  Care-Giver Handbook 3/5                                3127   462
  Care-Giver Handbook 4/5                                3128   447
  Care-Giver Handbook 5/5                                3129   460
 
What is the Current thinking on treating different
Medicine Related symptoms of Parkinson's Disease?
 
 Algorithm for Managing Parkinson's Disease 1/4          3268   633
 Algorithm for Managing Parkinson's Disease 2/4          3269   545
 Algorithm for Managing Parkinson's Disease 3/4          3271   506
 Algorithm for Managing Parkinson's Disease 4/4          3270   477
 
 Recog/Treat of Early PD & Other Tremor Disorders by
 C. Stacy and D. Brownlee                                2563   652
 
Are Vitamins C and E helpful in Parkinson's Disease?
 Current abstracts                                       3394   247
 
Is there a link between Mercury exposure and Tremor?
 Current abstracts                                       3395   128
 
What are ADL and UPDRS Roles in PD Treatment?            2917   486
 
What is Deep Brain Stimulation?
 References                                              3430   294
 
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You are now ready to order messages from the archive.  Suppose, that
you want the messages whose item# are to the right of Pallidotomy,
"Snake Oil" or Science? The Careful View.
 
Prepare a message to:
 
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Leave the subject line blank if you wish or put anything in there.
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In the body of the message, insert the part you saved to a text file
that was between the Snips.  This is the language that the
listserv understands.
 
//DBlook   JOB   Echo=No
Database Search DD=Rules
//Rules DD *
select * in parkinsn
print all
 
Before you start adding Item#s to the print all line, there is something
you must know about the listserv.  If the number of lines contained in the
Item#s you select exceeds about 700 lines you may not receive all the
messages because of truncation. Mentally add up the total number
of lines of the messages that you select to stay under 700. The Recs
column shows the number of lines that the message contains.
 
We're ready to order some messages now.
 
//DBlook   JOB   Echo=No
Database Search DD=Rules
//Rules DD *
select * in parkinsn
print all 1961 1964 1988 1700
 
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DISCLAIMER:
 
 Information contained in the archives is for informational purposes
only and is not intended to be a guide for self diagnosing or self
medicating. Your own neurologist or family doctor AND you are the best
judge as to what treatment strategies should be taken in your case.
 An uninformed patient can be at risk if they don't know what treatment
options are available and doctors can be faulted for not asking
diagnosing questions in terms that the patient can understand. The
medical resources here attempt to get the patient, care-giver and the
treating doctor familiar with the terms of the disease.
 
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the last sentence in a section and the first sentence of the next
section. Punctuation may be wrong and if a sentence is cut in two parts,
they need to be rejoined.
 
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