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At 09:51 PM 18/09/97 -0400, you wrote: >hi all > >helen mason wrote: >>HI! >> >>Do you feel that your 1 seizure had anything to do with your >>later dx of PD? My husband has had 2 grand mals (last in 1994) >>and continues to take Dilantin 500 daily. Am curious if one >>has to do with the other. >> >>Thanx, >> >>Helen Mason > >hi helen > >it was so long ago >it's hard to say >my instinctive reaction is 'maybe' > >i feel much more certain >that a head trauma [concussion and stitches] and an exposure to pesticide >both in the same year in 1981 [age 34] >are more likely direct culprits >since i started noticing symptoms around 1986 [age 39] > >my symptoms seem 'cleaner' than the average parkie >i.e. no constipation, no mask face, no tremour, etc >makes me think it's trauma related >rather than just progressive degeneration > >i don't think i've heard of anyone else >mentioning a pd/epilepsy link... anyone? > > >your cyber-sis > >janet > >[log in to unmask] > >Hi , I have just finished a double blind study of a drug that is currently being tested on patients with epilepsy and PD. They must think thatt there is a connection. It is also likely that they tried it as a drug for epilepsy and it help a patient with his PD. Keep hoping. Guy