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Before I choose a Pallidotomy I investigated the alternatives including FTT. Since it was impossible to receive tissues here outside the NIH double blind study, I made contact with the leading (maybe only) FTT neurosurgeon in Sweden. We spoke a long time. The bottom line is that they too are under strict guidelines. The Swedish government permits access to FT materials in a quantity sufficient to satisfy the needs of Swedish citizens. Despite all my lures and the fact that I have facilities to live in Stockholm for any length of time to satisfy the govt., doctor flatly refused to entertain my proposed visit there for anything other than a social visit....no FTT for me in Sweden. I cannot be sure I heard the same from others.... FYI there is a program still available here in the states in the form of this blind study being done in Denver. If your interested, contact DR. STANLEY FAHN'S office at Colombia Pres. Hospital in NYC 212 305 5277 Also there is a startup program in Halifax Nova Scotia. Sorry dont know the names. good luck Joyce