diana, i dont know anything about the PET scan, but thank you for mentioning it, i am going to research it and see if it may help confirm the diagnosis on my mother paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Sellin" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 9:08 AM Subject: Re: Balance problems > Hi Paula: > Yes right at the time of my diagnosis 3-1/2 years ago, I went through the > MRI. My current neurologist mentioned she would like to do a PET scan of my > brain, which I believe would confirm my atypical Parkinsonism, but of course, > the doc will have to jump through some insurance hurdles before we get it > approved. Do you or anyone else out there on the list know anything about > the PET scan? Thanks, Diana > P.S. In terms of meds, I'm not really sure they are making that much of a > difference. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn