hi edith. i am so sorry, but honestly it is ok. I belong to the egroup shy drager/MSA We would love to have u there. The group is very nice and small. WHat are ur symptoms that point ur diag to MSA or atypical PD?? Have u ever heard of diffused lewy body disease?? It is not Alzheimer's. nancy:) "Edith S. Love" wrote: > > Hi, Nancy, > For now I'm in the category of Parkinson Plus Disease/Syndrome. Atypical PD > would be another term though it hasn't been used much with me. I have some > of the symptoms of PD; meds don't work very well, and I have been informed > that my brain stem is not the brain stem of a PDer. To date Shy Drager has > been scratched. As for the others- PSP, CBGD, MSA's-OPCA, SND-I don't fit > any of the profiles at this time. Alzheimer's has also been scratched. > > I hope this clarifies some of/any of your queries. I, too, am in the > dark-working my way toward the light. > > E > May we all walk in the headdress of the sun > > 10:50 PM 9/16/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >hi edith. > >can u explain what u mean by PD+ ??Parkinsons disease plus, atypical PD, > >multiple system atrophy?? shy drager? or SND? or opca? > > > >thanks:) > >nancy > > > >