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hi all murray wrote, in part: > and BTW ... I've also had more than > a few head traumas with the most > significant occurring about 16 > years prior to onset... in re trauma - in 1981 i suffered a head trauma injury at the mid-back of my skull (unconscious, concussion, 3 stitches) as well as an exposure to a pesticide which is illegal in north america (legal in the caribbean etc) as well as a rare virus (the viral equivalent of pleurisy). in 1984, i noticed the very tiny beginnings of symptoms in my left pinkie > also... is it possible that those > who have mentioned a head injury, > also have a slower progression in > their PD symptoms? (as compared to > Parkies that have not had a head > injury ... > i've often thought my own PD is > progressing about as slowly as > anyone else I know ... in 1988, i was diagnosed and started on sinemet and selegiline and have been taking them ever since my pd seems less severe and slower progressing than others also janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky pd: 56-41-37 cd: 56-44-43 tel: 613-256-8340 email: [log in to unmask] my newsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newvoicenews/ my website: 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