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>The American Academy of Neurology issued new practice guidelines in >April 2006. They stated that based on the research, there is no >evidence yet that any PD treatment has been found to be >neuroprotective. More research is needed. >... >Results and conclusions: >1. Levodopa does not appear to accelerate disease progression. >2. No treatment has been shown to be neuroprotective. >3. There is no evidence that vitamin or food additives can improve >motor function in PD. >4. Exercise may be helpful in improving motor function. >5. Speech therapy may be helpful in improving speech volume. >6. No manual therapy has been shown to be helpful in the treatment >of motor symptoms, although studies in this area are >limited. Further studies using a rigorous scientific method are >needed to determine efficacy of alternative therapies.>> > >http://aan.com/professionals/practice/guidelines/Neuroprotective_PD.pdf .... > >In a recent meeting, the AAN ( I think) decided that so far there is no known >neuroprotective medication against PD. ( I cannot find the article) >maryse I found the AAN report interesting for a couple reasons: 1. They make no mention of the clinical studies going on right now (I think:-) of CoQ10 and several other supplements with antioxidant properties. 2. Although Levadopa does not appear to accelerate the disease they now recommend delaying its use in favor of agonists etc. Why? -- Steve R. Brattleboro, VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn