On 31 Oct 2003 at 0:42, Maggie Mauney wrote: > I was admitted to hospital this pas tweek for fear I was having TIAs > or a heart attack, but after numerous neurological and cardiac tests, > these problems were ruled out. However, no other ideas for the cause > of these attacks were offered. I wondered if it could be part of my > Parkinson's disease. Have any of you ever heard of or experienced > such attacks? Maggie, These symptoms are not charactgeristic of Parkinson's Disease. TIA would be a good bet, as would some type of unusual seizure problem. What "neurological tests" were done? Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 <http://www.rafink.com/> "Ex Tristitia Virtus" Disclaimer: That which is written in my e-mail is not to be considered as "medical advice". Such advice can only be given after a formal, in-person, consultation between doctor and patient. ********************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn