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Judy: The best source for research and treatment data that I know of is PUB MED at the National Library of Medicine, part of NIH. the URL is www.ncbi.nih.gov/PubMed Just enter "olivopontocerebellar disease" or "olivopontocerebellar atrophy" in quotes and push search. This will give you access to recent research abstracts and you can check these out at a medical library (maybe at your local hospital or a medical school) or order them online through Lonesome Doc. OPCD is a form of multiple system atrophy, which is defined as "a disease characterized clinically by any combination of parkinsonian, autonomic, pyramidal or cerebellar symptoms and signs" Some people use the term muscular system atrophy to describe all sorts of degenerative conditions, but this is a narrower definition. Shy-Drager syndrome, and striatonigral degeneration are two other types of MSA. Good luck! Carole Cassidy At 11:08 PM 7/14/98 -0700, you wrote: >Hell0 Parkinson's list people, >I subscribed to see what I could learn about >Olive Ponto Cerebellar Disease, which is similar to >Parkinson's but more rapidly progressive and of >mysterious etiology. > >I am an occupational therapist and am working with a man >who has OPCD. Does anyone on this list have information >about good informations sources about OPCD?? > >Thanks, I appreciate having this list to contact with questions. >good birding, >[log in to unmask] >Judy Meredith >Bend, Oregon >541-389-4039 > >