Dear Friends: As a layperson I am not able to evaluate or even appreciate fully the materials available on Medline. If any among you can give me a brief summary of the stages of Parkinsonism I would be grateful. I realize that as a family of ailments, there may not be discrete phases, but I have seen references on the network to Stage I and Stage II, etc. Could anyone provide a succinct summary of the stages? I would be grateful. Please don't avoid all stages out of delicacy. This is the time for me to understand them. k. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Karin M. Beros, MSO [log in to unmask] International and Area Studies voice: (510) 642-8542 Office of the Dean, 260 Stephens Hall fax: (510) 642-9466 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------