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Mary Helen All the coincidences are the same except for tremor which was my first and most disliked symptom. DBS really helped, but they are returning on right or 'good' side when I start to eat just like my left leg used to shake when I started salivating. It doesn't shake at all anymore and it makes me think somehow the tremor has run its course or the botox affected it some way. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Helen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:04 AM Subject: Re: Qualifying for DBS/Ervin > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn