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In article Frank Jones <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Dear Members, > I have been a member of this list for about two months and it has >been very helpful. My mother has PD. She is 76 years old and was >diagnosed about a year and a half ago. We believe she had it for a few >years but it went undetected by her doctors. The bad news is that she >has deteriorated rapidly. She has not taken well to the medicine >because it makes her sick. Her HMO doctors admit they do not -------------- snip ------------------------------------------ > Any recommendations based on experiences? I need to select >a doctor. Should I just make blind pick? What should I do? > The list I received of MDs are as follows: Drs., S. Fahn, S. >Bressman, R. Burke, B. Ford, P. Greene, T. Nygaard, S. Przedborski, S. >Pullman, and K. Wilhelmsen. > Any help would be appreciated. I have looked in the archives for works cited in references. For Dr. S. Fahn: Fahn, S. 1989. Adverse effects of levodopa in Parkinson's disease. Pages 385-409 in D.B. Calne, ed.=20 Drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Berlin, Germany Recently Drs. Fahn and Przedborski collaborated in a drug study of Lazabemide another Eldypryl neuroprotector. I have seen the other Drs. names in references but not here in our limited archives. They have a top notch published team. John Cottingham [log in to unmask]