Hello Barb, The word is spelt supranuclear if my memory serves me rightly. I cannot find the word in any of my dictionaries it is probably one of the new ones that come out occasionally. Bern. http://members.teleweb.at/bernard.shaw/poetry.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 9:20 AM Subject: Resembles PD > Dear List-family > > I gotta phone call from a member of my PD support group asking me > for info on (phonetic spelling) "Supernouckular Palsy," as her > hubby's PD diagnosis was changed to that PD act-alike yesterday. > > In doing a Web search for that disease, I entered it spelled in > every way I could think of and the darn programs kept sending me > back a "Huh WHAT" message <OYE! Spelling never was my best point> > I tried at various medical sites figuring I'd get lucky at LEAST > once, but got the same results. (Don't ya just HATE when your > computer lAUGHS at ya?) <grin> > > Sooooo... the heck with them medical Web sites: Can anyone > CORRECTLY spell > "super (supra? supre?) noucklear Palsy?" > > THANKS!! > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask]