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> From: Elizabeth Leslie <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Fugue state > I'm glad to hear someone mention this problem. I know it well. I've > always said I'm a procrastinator, but I think the problem has been more > pronounced this last 10-12 years, and now I begin to see that it is > intrinsically related to PD-induced difficulties with initiating. I don't > see much in the literature I've encountered to suggest that initiation is > as much a cogniitive problem as it is a motor problem in PD. But I'd be > interested to hear what others think. My experiences with our research group indicate that what often appears from the "outside" to be a trance-like or catatonic state, are, from the "inside", either fugues, or over-active mental states, with accelerated thought patterns, but no motor activity. Sort of like revving your motor in neutral. :-) Unfortunately, PD is little known amongst GP's, and what *is* known is often up to twenty years out-of-date. :-( Stay well, Jim