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I thought MSA was a form of PD. Am I wrong? Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pat Pease" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:45 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Brothers with Parkinson's & MSA > Hello, > > I am new to this list. I have two brothers with very similar symptoms. One > brother has had what I believe is parkinsons for the past 6 or 7 years. It > started with tremors of his right hand and has progressed to an unsteady > gait > and very deliberate movement. He refuses to see a doctor and receive a > diagnosis. Another one of my brothers has just been diagnosed with > Multiple > System Atrophy. My questions are: > > 1. Is there any relationship between Parkinsons and MSA. > 2. If my brother with parkinsons (or what I perceive to be parkinsons) > really > has MSA.. how could 2 brothers have what is supposed to be a rare disease > and is also not supposed to be heriditary? > > Thank you for any advice you can give me. > Pat > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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