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On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Joel Turtel wrote: > My mom just had a "seizure", where she totally blacked out and was > taken to the hospital. She's had Parkinson's for over 8 years. They took all > Has anyone in the listserv even experienced, known about, or had > their neurologist tell them that Parkinson's can cause "seizures" where the > person totally blacks out. I've seen nothing in the literature on > Parkinson's about this. I don't know if the neurologist is right. Has anyone > any experience with this or the drug Dilantin? Thanks for your help. > Joel Turtel: [log in to unmask] > Yes Joel one of our chapter members has 'blackouts' They are due to very low blood pressure on standing orthostatic hypotension They are getting worse---longer and deeper It is very difficult to brin g him rounnd I will ask re drugs never heard of dilantin for this Anne Rutherford [log in to unmask]