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Thursday May 28, 1998 Company Press Release Foundation Formed for Further Research and Treatment of Parkinson's/Dystonia and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders REDLANDS, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iacono Neuroscience Research Foundation has been formed to increase the efforts against Parkinson's, dystonia, and other neurodegenerative diseases. The Foundation plans to acquire a 50-75 bed hospital with an M.R.I., a state-of-the-art laboratory, a clinic, and a cafeteria that will also teach the benefits of nutrition in restoring one's mental and physical well-being. Dr. Robert P. Iacono and his Movement Disorders Team have made serious advances in the treatment of Parkinson's disease through nutrition, medication, and stereotactic postero-ventral pallidotomy surgery. If a patient is being treated with medication alone and the results are diminishing, the nutrition, medication, and/or surgery may be the solution. This disease affects over one million families in the United States alone, including such notable personalities as Pope John Paul II, the Reverend Billy Graham, Muhammad Ali, and the Attorney General of the United States, Janet Reno. Dr. Iacono has performed over 1,200 pallidotomy operations on Parkinson's patients with a success rate above 90%. The Foundation will provide research and treatment for dystonia, Alzheimer's, pain, aging, autism, addictions, stress, strokes, violence, and other neurodegenerative diseases. A video is available, upon request, revealing therapeutic examples of Parkinson's and dystonia, including a young Russian with a severe case of dystonia. He arrived in Loma Linda four years ago and in one month following surgery his dystonia was cured. Today, the young man is attending college and his quality of life has been restored. His return to the United States is currently being coordinated to evaluate his progress. Other neurosurgeons are invited to attend the Foundation to observe and learn the intricacies involved in perfecting the technique of stereotactic pallidotomy surgery. Dr. Iacono and his dedicated Movement Disorders Team can be reached at (909) 792-8188. SOURCE: Iacono Neuroscience Research Foundation -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask]