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I have no suggeestions, just this piece of information: I had scarlet fever at age 4, and my temperature apparently reached 106! I developed PD symptoms at age 24. Hilary Blue. janet paterson wrote: > > hi all > > i received the following inquiry personally > and herewith submit it to the pd list members > for your consideration and input > > fo whatever it is worth > the high fever scenario doesn't apply to me > > janet > > >From: "MARY K NASH" <[log in to unmask]> > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: high fevers and parkinson's > >Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:45:16 -0500 > > > >have you heard of any research on high fevers as a child (specifically > >scarlet fever, spinal meningitis, etc) causing parkinson's disease in > >people more than 40 years later in adulthood? > > > >My younger brother had spinal meningitis at age 18 months and had a > >fever of 108 degrees, had a seizure and was hospitalized for 31 days. > >he recovered with no noticeable side effects. now at age 48 he has a > >head tremer and tremer in both hands. > > > >I had scarlet fever (don't know how high the fever was) but now have > >developed a tremer in left ring finger and right index finger. when > >sitting still, i have the feeling of a motor running inside me. (I > >compare it to sitting in a car that is idling rough, you can feel it, > >but the person in the car next to you cannot see anything). > > > >I saw a neurologist a month ago, he did a nerve conduction test on > >my left hand (which i passed with flying colors). in the meantime, > >the right index finger had started having occasional tremers, but > >did not exhibit the tremer when I went back to the neurologist. > >he told me to watch my symptoms and return in two months. > > > >Any suggestions? thanks for your help. > > janet paterson - 52 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada > <http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm> > [log in to unmask]