hi . There is a MSA List. You can sign up by going to http://www.egroups.com/group/shydrager autonomic and balance problems are real common there. Hope this helps. nancy Ray Strand wrote: > > this sounds like my situation also > i'm labelled PD+ by my neurologist...because i don't fit any where else > scary, progression may not be slow, future indeterminate. > in 1 to 5 years the clinical diagnosis is supposed to be clarified > > asymmetric symptoms > action tremor > gait problems > balance problem > autonomic problems > normal MRI > taking Sinemet (helps) > > maybe we need our own name like-- > > PD? > > :-) > > "Edith S. Love" wrote: > > > Hi, Nancy, > > For now I'm in the category of Parkinson Plus Disease/Syndrome. Atypical PD > > snip > > .......................................................................... > Ray Strand > ...on the edge of the prairie abyss ...................... > .......................................................................... > 48/47 dx/40 ?onset > .......................................................................... > The ultimate measure of a man > is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, > but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy > ---Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..