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Hi, my name is Eileen and I am 52. Two weeks ago I was told I have PD. I found this site and have been lurking in the background for a couple of days, but was just reading a letter from Raj who seems to be unsure of what he/she has. Seems doctors keep telling you different things. I just wanted to tell you about this place I went to in New Haven Connecticut. My doctor here thought I had PD, but wasn't 100% certain because my right hand doesn't have a resting tremor, its more of a an action tremor and my right leg has an internal tremor. My right arm doesn't swing like my left and I just don't have the same strength on my right side as my left. In any case my doctor sent me to the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders, where they are doing test studies to see if by injecting a radioactive iodine isotope they can see a difference in the amount of dopamine in each side of the brain. In my case, the scan showed that the left side of my brain was not producing as much dopamine as the right side. You should ask one of your doctors to call IND at 203.401.4300 and ask for Dr. Marek or Dr. Jennings. Hope this is helpful Eileen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn