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DR Fink and/or DR. Romero and/or DR. Cris (sorry I don't have your exact last name handy) This article makes DBS sound very risky, especially for PWP's age 69 or over. I have a tremor that is not helped at all by any of the PD meds, and I am 65 now, thinking that DBS might be in my future,but I hope not for many years. I would like your comments on the contents of this posting by Linda Herman? These are just a very small portion of the orginal post. Lanier Maddux Chattanooga Tn. Brain, Vol. 123, No. 10, 2091-2108, October 2000 Neuropsychological consequences of chronic bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease The major finding in the present study is that STN DBS puts elderly patients at risk for cognitive impairment, even in the absence of any signs of early or incipient dementia. In addition, the clinical motor improvement may be quite modest in patients older than 69 years. _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html