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At 05:55 29/03/96 -0500, you wrote: >I've been lurking for a while and borrowing letters to share with medical >personel in my MIL's nursing home. I've successfully convinced them to have >her meds re-evaluated by the neurologist to relieve her severe dystonia. Her >primary diagnosis is Alzheimers but removing the Cognex meds, I think, >severely changed her needs for the sinimet. We'll see where that goes and >thanks for being here. > >A simple question now. My father-in-law is showing some PD symptoms, too, I >think. He has recently started being dizzy when walking - not when seated. > Is this a symptom of PD? His balance in his gait is definitely off. I'm >anxious for him to see his Dr. but I'm not sure if he's anxious to follow >through and find out. Would appreciate a response. >Barb > >Barb: Jack has Multiple System Atropht, aka as Shy-Dragers Syndome, which is a Parkinson look-alike. Dizzyiness on standing and an odd gait were his first symptoms. Jack and Joan Martin, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada