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Dear Maryse: First, I wish to thank you for your kind advising, I'm getting quite a lot of data about DBS in STM -not yet finished- I'm realizing that one has to put not so much expectations in that surgery. My pre-results are than counting those who get none o little benefit are aproximately one third and as an average, two thirds rewind three or four years back your general health problem. The younger and in good health you are the better you react to surgery. The Neurologist from the surgery said that I'll probably I would made a score in UPDRS 60% lower for 5 or more years without big deterioring. So, I must balance in one handm the risk of diyng, or the worst, become more physical problems and keep my head as I have it now and in the other hand improve significantly my symptoms. Sumarizing: a two-to-one betting. Should I accept this challenge? Again, thankyou and I hope we meet again in this real but invisible space. toni Nevertheless if, as myself, after many years of illness just very few dopaminergic cells still work is not reasonable to get a big improvement Your family name is without any doubt a German etimology one but Maryse sounds me as coming from Spanish. Am I wrong? -------Original Message------- From: maryse Schild Date: 12 abril 2001 01:59:38 To: a.cortina Subject: DBS-STN long term symptoms variation hello, a lot has been said on this list but DBS is new to the USA whereas it has been performed in Europe for quite a few years. Why don't you go to the archives and look up the posts by Chris van der Linden who is a neuro working in Belgium with a lot of experience about it. Here in France where it was invented, they say 15% of all PWPs can benefit. Some results are very good. the archives: http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/search.htm Good luck Maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn