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Dear Marge, The only "alien limb" that caught my attention was a symptom of CBGD, where the arm is raised and cannot be lowered by the will of the patient. There is no psychosis, the brain is simply not able to command the arm to do it's will. There was also a thing with compulsive movements that were completely out of control of the patient. Until my husband entered his last sleep, his mind was as clear as a bell, but it took a lot of concentration to say what he wanted to say. From time of first symptoms, then about a year later, DX of PD, then finally PD Plus one year and eight months after that, Dick lived another four MONTHS. He went so fast he was only with Hospice, at home, ten days. Want to know about CBGD? Ask me. Or the other CBGD list members. That list is not so upbeat, only sadness, announcements and sympathy with prayers. Love to all, Audrey in Pa. [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Marjorie L. Moorefield <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 7:36 PM Subject: Reply to alien limb > Thanks Joe, > Its nice to know someone remembers me! > Where would I find more information about the "alien limb"? > > I was thinking today ,its too bad the medicine is more of an > Art than an Science, otherwise, they could hook up our brains > to a machine as they do our computers, and run a diagnostic test > on it, and it would tell us where the circuitry is haywire. > > I can see me reading the print out now----more short term memory > needed in the left lobe--a little more in the right lobe would be > beneficial also!!!! > > Ah well!!!! > > As Ever, > Marjorie > 67/12 > > > > > > > > > At 02:08 PM 06/03/2000 -0700, you wrote: > >Marjorie, it's good to hear from you- been a while. > > > > > >There is a rare and curious psychosis called "alien hand", or > >"alien > >limb" syndrome, in which the patient feels that, although he can > >move > >it and feel sensation in it, the limb in question belongs to > >somebody > >else and is not under his control. If the psychosis is severe > >enough > >it may be necessary to prevent the patient from trying to get rid > >of it. > >I suspect that the syndrome occurs in a very wide range of > >severity, and > >in its mildest form might be related to the mysterious "freezing" > >in PD > >where feet simply refuse to move. Some PWP have found empirical > >tactics > >to overcome freezing, but IMHO true understanding is years away. > >Cheers, > >Joe > >-- > >J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > >3527 Cody Road > >Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013