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On 12/01/96 21:47:26 Jeanne Truax wrote: > After seeing a neurologist for about five months I suddenly received a card from him saying he was leaving his practice....It was frightening to feel alone and set adrift. After attending a seminar put on by the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, CA, I felt braver and have made an appointment for next week to go there and have my situation evaluated. > Jeanne, You will be in very good hands at the Parkinson's Institute. My husband was a participant in the 1996 Deprenyl (Eldepryl)Study supervised by Dr. James Tetrud. At that time, the present Parkinson's Institute was in its formative stages and had not yet moved to its present quarters. During the study we traveled a number of times to San Jose for extensive tests. After the code was broken, we continued to see Dr. Tetrud in their new quarters, until the trip became too dificult. Their evaluations are detailed and careful. The institute is actively engaged in a wide variety of studies for PD and other movement disorders. Their patients have the advantage of seeing specialists who understand PD, and are actively seeking ways to overcome it. We were very sorry to have give up our visits there. Good Luck with the new adventure! Martha Rohrer