Re: Stature and PD

[Zella Lovell <lovell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:12 PM 9/30/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Interesting...my friend with PD is 5'3", female, 80 yrs. old, diagnosed
>about 5 yrs. ago.  (She seems to be alot shorter now than a year ago, if
>that's possible, perhaps due to the fact she bends over some to keep balance).
>
>ALSO:  I had asked if anyone had any ideas on how to help her with Restless
>Legs Syndrome ("crawly heebie jeebies" as she calls them).  I called an
>alternative doctor in hopes he knew of anything with no side effects, as she
>seems to have such problems with meds (Her Sinemet makes her legs worse).
>He suggested trying B complex vitamins and Calcium/Magnesium tablets and
>after a few days, she actually began to get some relief, which has
>continued, at least until now...Just thought I'd share this info.
>
>Dianne
>
>At 06:12 PM 9/29/96 -0400, you 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
>>
>>
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