This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01BD36B9.06160D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, As I understand it there are 3 basic symptoms to diagnosing Parkinson's = Disease. They are resting tremor, bradykinesia and cogwheel rigidity. = And following protocol threre must be at least two of three symptoms = present before diagnosis. And if your under age 50, there must be a = battery of testing to rule out other diseases, most of them = neurological. After thhey prod and poke you they try a Parkinson's = Medication usually Sinemet. They start with low doses to wean you on = wihtout significant side effects. Then when the meds start working they = tell you what you already know. That you have PD. Have a nice day! Greg Leeman 37/6 [log in to unmask] ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01BD36B9.06160D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Dear List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>As I understand it there are 3 basic symptoms to = diagnosing=20 Parkinson's Disease. They are resting tremor, bradykinesia and = cogwheel=20 rigidity. And following protocol threre must be at least two of = three=20 symptoms present before diagnosis. And if your under age 50, there = must be=20 a battery of testing to rule out other diseases, most of them=20 neurological. After thhey prod and poke you they try a Parkinson's = Medication usually Sinemet. They start with low doses to wean you = on=20 wihtout significant side effects. Then when the meds start working = they=20 tell you what you already know. That you have PD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Have a nice day!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Greg Leeman 37/6 <A=20 href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01BD36B9.06160D00--