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Hi Janet. I was reading the same in a Danish newspaper, but Arafat refused. Sonia ---------- > Fra: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: NEWS: Arafat may have Parkinson's disease > Dato: 17. november 1997 14:28 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arafat may have Parkinson's disease, Israeli doctor says > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > JERUSALEM (November 16, 1997 10:53 p.m. EST http://www.nando.net) -- An > Israeli neurologist said Sunday he believes Yasser Arafat is suffering from > Parkinson's disease. > > Avinoam Reches, a neurologist at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, based his > diagnosis on the Palestinian leader's television appearances -- including a > lengthy interview with Israel's Channel Two in which Arafat's lower lip > trembled noticeably. > > "It is likely that the tremors of his jaw and the slowness of his reaction > are symptoms of Parkinson's disease," Reches told The Associated Press. > "The future will tell us." > > Arafat, 68, has denied rumors of his ill health. > > On Saturday, Arafat was asked by a reporter in Switzerland about his > trembling lips and watering eyes. The Palestinian leader attributed them to > a bad night's sleep. > > Parkinson's disease is a degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms usually > start in middle to later life with the trembling of the lips and hands. > > > Copyright 1997 Nando.net > Copyright 1997 The Associated Press > <http://www.nando.net/newsroom/ntn/world/111697/world20_10913_noframes.html> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > janet [log in to unmask]