Oh, no, Judith! Canadians aren't forgotten in the worldwide picture. The world just thinks Canada's the "Upper USA!" <grinning & ducking> And that other place ya mentioned - "Australia?" Where's that? <giggling and running like hell> Just kidding folks! Our List-family wouldn't be dynamic without our wonderful Canadian and Aussie members.... Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: judith richards <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 9:14 PM Subject: Re: Electrical Brain Stimulation Andy Blatz wrote: >I checked and found that all three stimulator implant procedures are approved for use in Canada: thalamic, pallidal and STN.< AND > A neurosurgeon from Canada responded to the question about deep brain > stimulator approval as follows: Things work a little differently in Canada than in the USA.< Thanks Andy and Peter, who posted earlier. Sometimes I feel the smaller countries like Canada and Australia are forgotten when the worldwide picture is discussed. :( Judith -- Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada <[log in to unmask]> ^^^ \ / \ | / Today’s Research \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure \ | / \|/ ```````