> You should know that Dennis Turner, the sole trial subject, had this > treatment in 1999, with a DBS. When I called him on 3-24-06 he told me his > PD had returned with a vengeance. There is no current communication from > Turner as to his present condition. You are right. What struck me was : ''for the five years following the procedure the patient's motor scales improved by over 80% for at least 36 months.'' Silence about the period between 36 months post-op and now. It is always what is not sid which is important maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn