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hi all At 11:14 1999/11/03 CST, bill wrote: >Greetings. >My father has been diagnosed with PD for some time, but had >few serious problems until suffering a seizure this past week. >Now, his sentemet has been increased significantly and he >still is unable to walk or do other daily functions by himself, >a serious decline in status. He is being recommended for nursing >home care rather than a rehab facility in South Carolina. >My question: do seizures (this one was 7 1/2 years after >a stroke) have this effect of significantly activating PD? >I realize this is not a medical list, but as a listowner myself, >hope that I might get some helpful offerings from any who have >had similar experiences. TIA. Bill hi bill this isn't a medical list, yes but sad to say there is a lot of ignorance about pd out there even in the medical world questions: how old is your father? how long has he had pd? what type of doctor has he been seeing for his pd? is this doctor involved in his 'post-seizure' care now? what med regimen was he on 'pre-seizure'? and how were his symptoms being managed with same? i don't know the ins and outs of strokes and seizures and their influence on more elderly parkies and the ramifications of their meds [i'm assuming your father may be over 70?] but a couple of things you have said are setting off alarms here: "his sinemet has been increased significantly" how much ? and by whom? and over what period of time? "serious decline in status" please detail this - specifics are important "nursing home care" "rehab facility" both institutional terms send shivers down my spine if the parkie involved being admitted to such places does not have a loud and assertive and knowledgeable advocate [that job might have your name on it] dealing with the management staff and their concepts of pd 'care' pd is generally slow in progression stress can heighten symptoms at the time but the overall progress or degeneration tends to move in itsy bitsy steps [like some of us] imho sudden declines are an urgent warning bell i will bet dollars to donuts from all that i have learned from this group over four years any such decline is caused by: 1. incorrect med doseage 2. too fast med titration 3. med interactions playing hard and fast with our brain chemistry is no joke and potentially fatal please let us know more about your father janet ps and also please read these: -----start the tape--------------------------- two tales from our group have touched me deeply and [i feel] are essential reading for anyone new [ish] to this pd game joe's story is at: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/pienet/joestory/index.html> and jim's story is at: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/pienet/hithgang/hitjimf.html> -----stop the tape--------------------------- janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>