At 05:35 2002/05/27 -0700, Fran Peck wrote: >Janet, >I hope you don't me emailing you "off list", I have seen you use this on >your posts descriptor on your posts and was wondering what it is? If I am >interpreting correctly, it means that your PD is "nonmovement rigid >subtype". My PD is mostly rigidity and slowness of movement. While I have a >very minor tremor, it primarily only expresses when I am tired or stressed >and almost never as resting, but instead when I am extending my arm (like to >drink out of a water bottle or something). > >By the way, I enjoy your web site and your posts. > >Fran Peck >Tempe, AZ >[log in to unmask] >http://sonoranaire.tripod.com/sonoranaire >http://www.airedale-nawata.org > > hi fran thank you for your kind words! i am replying via the list since this info may be useeful to others i have come across the terms "akinetic rigid subtype" vs "tremour-dominant subtype" in the medical literature i've posted from pubmed try doing a search in my journal to see which posting it was janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn