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>I am interested by the recent flurry of items on lack of oxygen, carbon >monoxide, hyperventilation etc (Jules, Ernie and Paul). > >Last week I happened to pick up an ancient (1955) textbook called "Pictorial >Home Doctor" by Dr T Traherne, Victoria Publications (London) Ltd. There's >a lot of good stuff in it about burns and scalds and childhood rashes - but I >also naturally turned to "P" for Parkinson's. There, I was surprised to read >the following: > >" This occurs in elderly people amd is more common in men than in women. The >onset is gradual; it is slowly progressive, and there is no known cure. It >is due to arteriosclerosis of the arteries leading to part of the brain." > >Well! Is this confident statement something we have forgotten, or is it >simply complete nonsense? If true, it would seem to be entirely consistent >with lack of oxygen as a contributory factor. (Bear in mind, though, that >this book predates L-dopa and Lewy bodies etc). > >What I would be interested to know, as a further corollary, is: > >1. Do PWPs have greater tendency towards hypertension (high blood pressure). > It so happens that I do myself, but is this common for us? > >2. Do PWPs have higher risk of strokes? I hope not! > >Any views (or even facts!) out there? > >Tim Sanderson ([log in to unmask]) London, UK, 42/1 >...incidentally, AOL is still working fine in UK - no problems. Hi Tim, Your email is very interesting. I too have had high blood pressure, which is under control with meds for a number of years. I have had PD since 1989. I am 48. Take care. peace Bob Garrick