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Steve - why don't you take sinemet any longer? DBS? ? Nancy deGrazia rayilynlee wrote: > Steve, I am no expert on this (especially since I don't take Sinemet any > more) but I think neuros like to delay our taking carbodopa/levodopa > due to > the dyskinesias and other side effects PWP eventually suffer, some > sooner, > some later. > Ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Rack" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:16 PM > Subject: Re: Correction on Selegeline's neuroprotection > > >> >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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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