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Ron Reiner writes: Did you know that the antibodies that are created by the immune system to >fight strep throat can inflict damage on other parts of the body including >the heart and the brain. Before the days of antibiotics (thank heavens I'm >not old enough to remember those days) children who recovered from strep >throat would often develop an ailment call St. Vitus's Dance. The >antibodies would attack a part of the brain (which the lecturer called the >substantia) and cause terrible motor dysfunctions such as uncontolled arm >waving and tremors. >> Ron, In the past we have had discussions about circumstances surrounding onset, although many were suffering severe emotional strain at the time, quite a few of us onset following a bout with an illness. I clearly remember my left thumb beginning to shake during a particularly vicious and persistent flu, and it never stopped :( Considering the recent research following the Gulf War and the compromised blood brain barrier, I think that the possibility of our poor battered immune systems and blood brain barriers somehow reacting inappropriately is very high. We have a really high incidence of these types of disorders now; lupus, HIV, even arthritis. We have been pummeling our environment with toxins for a few decades now, and when I stop to think about the possibility of the role of germ warfare in this scenario, I get sick. I'm sure some very lethal viruses have been developed in lab settings in recent years. The real problem may be, even if we could pinpoint the circumstances that develop into a parkinsonian syndrome, how could we correct them? For this reason, my first line of treatment is neuro-defensive. The hippocratic oath talks of "first do no harm", I think in terms of "first protect from further harm". My 4 cents (inflation), Kathie Tollifson 46/8 [log in to unmask]