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Phil - I am so sorry I offended my friends in New Jerkey. The equating of the jersey movements of dyskinesia with the state of New Jerkey was completely unintentional. My fond memories of New Jerkey include the scenic ride from my home in Philadelphia (until I was about 26) through the gardens of the garden state up Route 1 to NYC. I especially remember the beautiful architecture of the Refineries as well as their refreshing aroma. :>) :>) I also remember good times at the Jersey Shore but telling you that wouldn't be in the spirit of your note,. Charlie Phil Tompkins wrote: > Charles T. Meyer, M.D. wrote: > > > .... Most movement disorder specialists I think- try to avoid > > Sinemet early in the disease because it can cause dyskinesia > > (random jersey movements) after several years of use but it is > > clearly the most effective drug. > > As a resident of New Jersey, I was intrigued by the phrase "random > [J]ersey movements" (I forgive the lower case "j", which I presume > is a typo). I asked a friend who holds an appointment at the > University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey about this > terminology. She hadn't heard of the phrase, but supposed it to be a > pattern of movement at the organism level analogous to Brownian > movements, which are the random movements of molecules. I then > checked at Rutgers and Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, even at > the Jersey City Library Information Desk, but with no results. > > How is it that supposedly knowledgable people in New Jersey have not > heard of "Jersey movements"? And why is this phrase equated with > dyskinesia? Do we Jerseyites move differently from other people, in > a manner noticeable only to outsiders? Charlie, what did you mean? > > Phil Tompkins > Hoboken NJ -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************