Hi! Paula: Try sking Dr. Lieberman at askthedoctors forum. He may have sme suggestions. Raj [log in to unmask] ************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "patandpaula" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: Re: New symptoms > thanks raj. my mother had an action tremor in her right leg, bradykinesia, > very soft voice, excess saliva, balance very bad, falls backward. she was > diagnosed with PD because of all of these. after taking sinimet, the tremor > went away and saliva cleared up but bradykinesia, soft voice and balance > problems about the same. i have talked to the doctors (both of the ones > shes seen) cant get them to take any further action or try anything else to > help her. she is 74 and no one in or family has had pd or essential tremor. > thanks for the answer paula > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: New symptoms > > > > Hi! Paula: > > > > ET stands for essential tremor. ET is slightly benign than PD. About > > 30% of people with ET develop PD later in life. This is mainly displayed > by > > action tremor, and could later on become a very serious neusence; may > affect > > the voice as well as the whole body. > > I am sure you can find a good description of it in the internet. > > Raj > > [log in to unmask] > > ************************** > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "patandpaula" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 4:21 PM > > Subject: Re: New symptoms > > > > > > > raj, what is ET? i am asking because my mother has an action tremor > > > thanks paula > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:52 AM > > > Subject: Re: New symptoms > > > > > > > > > > Hi! Emily: > > > > You do not say what kind of tremor this was. Was it action tremor > > or > > > > resting tremor. For example, I have action tremor, which is > conisdered > > a > > > > sign of ET and not PD. However, I am also showing other symptoms of > > PD, > > > > such as drooping shoulder, drooling, slow movement and calf muscle > pain, > > > and > > > > postural instability. If it is action tremor, it is usually worse > when > > > you > > > > try do some work with your fingers; the more forcefully you use your > > > finger, > > > > the worse the tremor would be, in my cae. But, this has nothing to do > > > with > > > > my smooth whole arm movement. > > > > Raj > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > ****************** > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Emily and Julian Brinac" <[log in to unmask]> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 9:51 AM > > > > Subject: New symptoms > > > > > > > > > > > > > TO ALL: > > > > > > > > > > We had 1st follow up appointment with neurologist for Julian. They > > > > increased the Permax from .75 mg a day to 1.50 mg over 1 1/2 weeks. > The > > > > tremors never got better with Permax but rather progressively worse. > We > > > were > > > > grateful that anxiety, nausea and appetite greatly improved. > > > > > At this follow up appointment, they asked Julian to perform certain > > > > movements with his arm, fingers and feet. It became obvious that > Julian > > > got > > > > jerky movements on his left side, which is the opposite side of his > hand > > > and > > > > arm tremor. His right side effected by the tremor had smooth > movements. > > > > Movement specialist could not explain this occurrence. We wonder if > > > anybody > > > > had similar experience. 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