> how about the removal of the part of the brain that causes PD??? > pallidotomy was a way of doing just that. What if one can act before the cells die, perhaps on another part of the body? guts? ( I donīt mean removing guts ;-)) maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn