> I think it translates to a primitive form of DBS. This happened back in > 1986! No, ECT has been used in PD. Mainly for the depressive side. I remember a cg telling us his wife had had ECT with good results but I don't think it gave any motor improvement....otherwise it would be used more often maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn