I believe that would refer to dyskinesia! ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 1997 2:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Motor fluctuations I was reading a press release on one of the Dopamine Agonists, when a phrase caughr my eye, and I realised that I had been reading it repeatedly without really knowing what was meant. Can anyone clarify what the drugs manufacturers mean when they claim that prolonged use of levodopa "can lead to severe motor fluctuations" ? Regards, -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>