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Hello, My name is Louise Harrell. I have been a member on the list for about a month and I really would like to thank everyone for all the information. I don't have PD, but owner of the company I work for does. She is 72 and has been diagnosed with PD for about 4 years now. When she was first diagnosed and given PD med's, there was improvement but know she seems to be deteriorating with time. She feels this I know because when all the articles started hitting the papers last month about pallidotomy, her remark was she would try anything rather than live this way. What I'm looking for now is a neurologist who specializes in PD in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Not all neurologist know much about PD other than to prescribe the med's. The follow up is - Oh do you feel worse, or Oh do you have side effects from the medications - Well, that's only natural. I would like to find her a doctor who understands as much about Parkinson's as the people on this list do. In the four years she's known of this disease, we've learned more in the one month on the list. I'm even sending information to her current neurologist, and from what I know so far he's the only one in Baton Rouge who lists himself as specializing in PD. Anyway, thanks so much for all you help. And if anyone does know of a specialist in my area please let me know. Grateful, Louise Harrell [log in to unmask]