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Elouise Ryder wrote: > Hi, Robert - > This might be what you are looking for: > > * *Postural Instability (Impaired Balance and Coordination)*: > People with Parkinson's disease often experience instability > when standing or impaired balance and coordination. These > symptoms, combined with other symptoms such as bradykinesia, > increase the chance of falling. People with balance problems may > have difficulty making turns or abrupt movements. They may go > through periods of "freezing," which is when a person feels > stuck to the ground and finds it difficult to start walking. The > slowness and incompleteness of movement can also affect speaking > and swallowing. > > See this at: http://www.pdf.org/en/symptoms > > Elouise > > > Robert Ravel wrote: >> Folks, >> >> >> >> My father is 78 years old, suffers from Parkinsons symptoms and is refractory to LDopa. >> >> >> I will be seeing two new neurologists in about 3 weeks time in my efforts to get some help for my father. >> >> >> One of the neurologists will look at my father in terms of whether botox injections will help, but I will ask both for any pharmacological interventions they could suggest. >> >> >> I am trying to write a complete brief on my father's condition, and wish to refer to a symptom where my father's feet frequently freeze (or they act like they are glued to the ground) when he tries to take a step. >> >> >> I would like to use the medical term for this, but I can't seem to find it. >> >> >> Can anyone suggest what this symptom is referred to in medical terms? >> >> >> Thank you >> >> >> Robert >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4804 (20100125) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4805 (20100125) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4805 (20100125) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4805 (20100125) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn