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Hi Maryse, PD & Cannabis is addressed (in part) on pge 8 Alternative Medicines at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html All the best ............ murray On 16 May 2000, at 6:38, Maryse Schild wrote: > I had to format my hard drive and am still reading the 300+ messages in > my box. I found this on the PD-UK list.: > Maryse > > Prof Roger Pertwee form the Institute of Medical Sci. Aberdeen > University, has worked with cannabis and cannabinoids for many years. > Evidence to date suggests that cannabis depresses the activity of most > neurotransmitters, so it might be expected to make symptoms of PD worse. > However, cannabinoid receptors are clustered in and around the basal > ganglia suggesting they are involved in regulating motor function in > some way and presumably not just negatively, while neurotransmitters all > act in a relative way in any case. > > > He is very interested to hear from anyone with PD who has used cannabis. > He would like to know in what form it was used, what effect it had on > their symptoms and did it improve/worsen side effects (it is supposed to > be helpful for dyskinesia). Any communications would be regarded in the > strictest confidence. He can be contacted via any of the means below. > > > Roger Pertwee, Professor of Neuropharmacology > > Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences > > University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill > > Aberdeen AB25 2ZD > > Scotland, UK > > > Tel: National: 01224 273040 > > Fax: National: 01224 273019 > > Tel: International: Int Code + 44 1224 273040 > > Fax: International: Int Code + 44 1224 273019 > > email [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html