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You wrote: > >I have been following the pallidotomy debates on this list with great interest, >and last night my mother, who has had PD for 6 years, called me to ask my >opinion on it (the recent TV coverage alerted her to the >possibility that this is something real and not just another dry hope). > >I am anxious to help her pursue the pallidotomy option, but am unsure where to >refer her (her neurologist may be helpful, or not, we will see). First, >it seems that the experience of the surgeon in this operation is crucial. >I noted that the Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia is "starting" to >perform these operations, but I would >greatly prefer that we approach someone with as much experience as possible. >Is there someone in the New Jersey area (New York or Philadelphia, perhaps) we >could turn to? Someone like Cosgrave at Mass General, who has done many? >(Where IS Loma Linda, anyway?) > >Secondly, I remain unclear as to the eligibility of older people with PD who are >having cognitive problems, perhaps but not surely from the Sinamet. My mom is >73, and I posted a message earlier about all her troubles (hallucinations, >memory loss, confusion). These are erratic, however; she has her clear days. >Are surgeons more likely to reject such candidates? Perhaps this is >unanswerable in this list. > >I also have a feeling there will be flood of requests for this operation once >it has hit all the major networks, and a proliferation of doctors performing >it. Trying not to get worried about "beating the crush"... > >Rejoicing for Aviva's success, and the very warmest wishes for her continued >recovery and new freedom. And deepest gratitude for the inspiration and >invaluable information (the now-famous telephone survey from Israel), >which has helped bring word of this new hope to so many ... and apparently >launched a nationwide media blitz!! > >Virginia Tilley [log in to unmask] > > Check out Dr. Patrick Kelly at NYU (New York City). Loma Linda is in Southern California, south of Los Angeles. 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" ********************************************************