Re: Stature and PD

["George L. Bousliman" <buslaman@xxxxxxx>]

J.R. Bruman wrote:
>
> PD and Stature: 29 Sep 1996:
> The other day at a PD support group meeting, I noticed that four of
> the 8 or 9 attendees were small people; not dwarfs or midgets, just
> notably in the lower half of the range. I don't know offhand of any
> specific report on this correlation, but there must be a pile of
> statistics out there. Just for fun, I'd like to hear from anyone
> who feels he or she is small: say 63" or less for women, 67" or
> less for men. If you know any other PWP in this category, send the
> data for them too. All I need for now is: Height(inches); Gender;
> Age at diagnosis. This is decidedly not a scientific survey, but
> stature may well be brain-related (the pituitary is nearly at the
> center of the brain). I'll count the entries and, if they look
> interesting, post results here in a couple of weeks.
> Cheers,
> Joe
>
> J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694
> 3527 Cody Road
> Sherman Oaks CA 91403


Joe,

You may be onto something.  I'm a male, 5
ft. 6 in. tall, was 47 when first diagnosed.  Also, I have an aunt from
Manteca, Calirornia who is about 5 ft. tall; she was probably 60 when
diagnosed.

George L. Bousliman