Date sent: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:20:13 -0500
Send reply to: "Charles T. Meyer MD" <[log in to unmask]>
From: "Charles T. Meyer MD" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fw: Long-term Outcomes in PD Fetal Transplants (MovDis Congress
2000)
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> > Fetal transplants for Parkinson's disease can lead to modest
> > improvement in motor scores for younger patients, but at the risk of
> > unpredictable and disabling dyskinesias, according to this platform
> > presentation by Dr. Stanley Fahn. Fahn presented results from a
> > double-blind study and long-term, open-label continuation.
This is probably the same data that Dr. Fahn presented at the CANS
meeting in January and which I reported to the List then. The fetal-cell
procedure is "not ready for prime time", according to Dr. Fahn (direct
quote).
Best,
Bob
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