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Ray What a coincidence. I also had an F-DOPA PET at UCLA (Dr Silverman). I also had no "tremor" before my DBS-STN',Sinamet only worked ""well" for me for a short while. maryhelen --- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Qualifying for DBS/Ervin > Ervin, I qualified because I had a F-DOPA PET scan from UCLA evaluation of > which stated I/it was consistent with PD. Also, Sinemet did work > beautifully on the first half-dose and I took it for a year. Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ervin McCarthy" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:28 AM > Subject: Re: Chaos Theory & tremor > > > > rayilynle, > > how did you qualify for DBS if sentiment didn't work on you? I was > > evaluated by the DBS surgeon who says I qualify whereas my neurologist > > said > > I didn't qualify due to the sentiment not working for me. Thank you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 12:25 PM > > Subject: Chaos Theory & tremor > > > > > >> This interested me because of my fascination with chaos theory. Nothing > >> but > >> DBS helped my tremors, no meds. Ray > >> > >> A chaotic test for Parkinson's > >> 08 April 2006 > >> From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. > >> > >> > >> CHAOS theory could help monitor the effectiveness of treatment for > >> Parkinson's disease and aid in earlier diagnosis, according to physicists > >> who have developed a method to monitor how much sufferers tremor. > >> There is still no definitive test to identify Parkinson's disease in its > >> onset. Now Renat Yulmetyev at Kazan State University in Russia and > >> colleagues have adapted a statistical technique based on chaos theory, > >> and > >> used to study earthquake vibrations, to monitor the distinctive > >> progression > >> of symptoms such as tremors. > >> Sixteen people in Canada who had Parkinson's disease held their index > >> fingers in the path of a laser beam for measurements of tremor frequency > >> in > >> their fingers and the team analysed the results. In patients in the early > >> stages of the disease, the tremor pattern is more chaotic, says > >> Yulmetyev. > >> As the disease takes hold, the tremors not only become more pronounced, > >> but > >> they become much more periodic and regular. Medication with the drug > >> L-dopa > >> causes the tremor patterns to become more chaotic again (Physica A, DOI: > >> 10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.077). > >> From issue 2546 of New Scientist magazine, 08 April 2006, page 21 > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > >> mailto:[log in to unmask] > >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/302 - Release Date: 4/5/2006 > >> > >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn