many of you have sent very kind emails in response to my request for help. thank you for that. i think my mother is due to see a neurologist. her symptoms seem very clear cut to me after looking at the web sites devoted to giving information about symptoms, and it would seem difficult for anyone with some knowledge to miss them now. however, some of you have said i must get her to see a 'movement disorders specialist'. would there be such specialists in england? health services in the states seem to be much more progressive than here. kind regards, Yvonne