On 12 Aug 2003 at 19:50, Jo Ann Coen wrote: > Bob - Either I was off the list for a long time, or you are on > vacation for a long time. Good to hear from you. Alcohol, as I > understand it, can always cause symptoms of Altheimers, isn't that > true? Best to you Jo Ann I was on vacation and offlist for about 2 weeks. I was just relatively "quiet" before. Alcohol can cause degeneration of brain tissue and dementia. It is not Alzheimer's, but can have very similar symptoms. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn