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Date sent: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 00:05:32 -0800 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Derek Pocock <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Electroconvulsive Therapy To: [log in to unmask] > URGENT > If anyone with PD has any observations on the use of ECT in the > treatment of Parkinson's Disease would you please contact me as soon > as possible as this treatment is being recommended for my wife and > will probably be arrangd in the next 10 days. Thanks Derek Pocock p.s. > at present my wife is bedridden, fed thru a stomach tube and has spent > most of the last 6 months in hospital and/or convalescent care. > No, no, no! ECT and PD do not "mix". I do not know of *any* data to suggest that ECT is of value in Parkinson's disease. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************