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In Malaysia, due to lack of awareness about Parkinson's among the general public, symptoms of Parkinson's disease are often regarded as signs of old-age and not a disease. The patients are diagnosed with Parkinson's by a neurologist after many years during which they either get traditional treatment or not getting any treatment at all. The case studies quoted in the book are those patients who were first diagnosed with the disease by the author Dr. N.K. Chew himself, or referred to him by some other doctors for confirmation and treatment. Dr. Chew is a Consultant Neurologist and Lecturer in Neurology in The University of Malaya Medical Center. He is also the current President of the Malaysian Parkinson's Disease Association -- a support group for PD patients and their caregivers The book is given a subtitle "The Malaysian Perspective" does not mean that the symptoms and treatments of the disease in Malaysia are different from other countries; the differences are "the approach to coping with the disease, and the impact of PD on the sufferers, caregivers, healthcare system and the country as a whole, vary from one part of the world to another"....(including eating habit etc..) L.S. Chee sis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maxine Krugman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:58 PM Subject: Re: Fw: A Local Perspective on Parkinson's Disease > your information is very interesting. even in door to door, who makes the > diagnosis? sometimes parkinson is difficult to diagnose right away as the > symptoms vary. > thank you > maxine > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn