The recurring 'paradox' of the advantage of diagnosing PD as early as possible so as to minimize 'damage', comes up again... What damage? What treatment in the early stages will prevent it? I fail to see how knowing 5 years earlier that you have PD, will benefit you. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/typing-patterns-diagnose-early-onset-parkinsons-0401 Nic 63/21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn