Jane,
I would highly recommend Dr. Shannon. I have been seeing her for
about 5-6 years and a lot of friends see her as well. She is
extremely knowledgeable and has been involved in clinical research
in hallucinations and PD.. But, I would be satisfied with any of
the staff at Rush. I have seen most of the clinical
staff at one time or another and have not found anyone that is not
competent or who I wouldn't see.
Goetz is the chief of the movement disorders section and is excellent but
likely would not be able to see her,
Good luck,
Charlie
At 08:06 PM 3/18/01 -0600, you wrote:
My mother is moving to Chicago and
I was hoping some
of you could recommend a doctor from the Rush hospital.
My mom is 76 and has had been a PWP for about 7 years.
She takes
dopamine 25/100 3x a day
mirapex 1 mg 1.5 tablets
a day
hormones
medroxy-progestne
premarin
and should be taking something for osteoporesis.
Her worst problem right now is hallucinations. She has
a whole cast of people (who aren't there) that are bothering
her-children cry, people visit but won't eat, people watch her
do things but won't help, etc. I've read some articles from
Rush that talk about various medications that might help
but I hoped one of you could recommend someone
especially good.
Thanks so much,
Jane
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PD DX 12 years (at age 44)
Age 56
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