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welcome to the cyber-family, tom! you wrote: >Let me introduce myself. I am a police officer with over >30 years of service. I was involved in a gang fight and >injured on duty. since the head injury I have developed >parkinsons disease whhich was only recently diagnosed. >I am still on duty and looking toward retirement. I am >looking for information concerning head trauma and PD. >If you can help me or point me in the right direction >it would be greatly appriciated. i have always suspected that either a head trauma or an exposure to pesticide [or both] contributed to or caused my pd the trauma/exposure took place in 1981 i noticed the first symptoms in 1985 i was diagnosed with pd in 1988 my symptoms are rigidity and bradykinesia; virtually no tremour, [except when undergoing extreme stress or extreme emotion]; no 'pd mask' face; no constipation; no difficulty speaking; no difficulty swallowing although i am infamous for hunting and digging out information on pd i am now amazed to realize that i have never done any 'digging' in re head trauma/pd but now that you have rattled my cage i will! i am interested to know the chronology of your trauma/diagnosis your cyber-sibling in brain chemistry janet ps our 'signature lines' indicate age/number of years since diagnosis i have also added the ingredients of my current med 'cocktail' janet paterson - 50/9 - sinemet/selegiline/prozac - [log in to unmask]