In a message dated 6/30/98 8:38:49 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Has anyone else experienced more depression, or new forms of confusion (Mom keep screaming that she had wrecked her pallidotomy) after a pallidotomy? Debbie >> Hi Debbie, I got a variable slurring of my speech following my Sep, 1994 Palli. It started slowly and got pretty bad, but then and now, it varies with the time of day (usually worse later in the day) or sometimes with the status of my onboard L-dopa (Less is better). Regards, WHH 54/18