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In a message dated 5/27/98 12:22:19 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << You said you were unclear as to whether festination is a symptom of PD or a side effect of the meds. >> I believe Dr Parkinson described a patient who hired a guy to walk ahead of him and stop him when he got to going too fast. If so, that patient was festinating long before the advent of L-Dopa therapy. I am almost certain that it is a function of the disease. Regards, WHH 54/18