The major symptoms are dimentia and stiffness. No tremors. They said it was P for about 6 years. The doc is a neurologist who only sees P patients. -Sheila >If your father's major symptom is tremor, possibly he could have what is >called "Essential Tremor". i just found out about this; it looks like PD. >Ask your doctor about it. > >BTW: is your doctor a neurologist? > >>My father-in-law, who was always told he had Parkinson's, was now told he >>has something like Parkinson's. >> >>But the doctor did not know what it was, or what could be done. >>This was at the Parkinson's Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital at the >>University of Miami. >> >>What now? >> >>-Sheila > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"Peace from the clouds" \--*MH*--/ > >Birth Name: Jeffrey Romanyshyn Email: mythhawk@west,net >Spiritual/Animal Moniker: Myth-Hawk Occupations: Poet/Ph.D. student: > > Mythological Studies > >"I may disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your >right to say it." -- Voltaire > >If you wish, please check out some of my poetry (written under ROM >CARPATHIAN) and other fine literary creations at the M. David Lewis >Enterprises HomePage at: http://www.mdle.com/