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You wrote: > >I was just wondering today about a subject I've never seen >addressed. From what I've heard, there seems to be an increase >in "young-onset" PD. (I guess "young" is relative; I'm >considered young for PD, but still too old to play for the >Yankees, even as a replacement player.) It's unknown why >there's this increase, but the most common theory I've seen is >that it's caused by things environmental. Has anyone explored >the possibility that there's a connection with some illness we >had as children, similar to the connection between PD and the >flu of 1918? > >Charles Barasch ([log in to unmask]) > > Good point, Charles. I made this very point to [log in to unmask] in a message on AOL today. Will check several databases and see if I come up with anything. Best, Bob -- ******************************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Phone: 510-849-2555 Neurological Surgery FAX: 510-849-2557 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA E-Mail: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 72303,3442 America Online: BobFink "Ex Tristitia Virtus" ********************************************************