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At 09:43 AM 3/27/97 -0500, you 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 >kinds of tests for her brain and heart and blood tests, but found nothing. >The neurologist at the hospital then said it could be a "seizure" caused by >Parkinson's disease. He then gave her the drug Dilantin, which is supposed >to help prevent seizures, mostly for epileptics. > 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 i take dilantin 4 a day for yrs. but get check for it from time to time. don I.Y.Q.