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Re: Carl Heft-is it PD?


On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 10:21:26 -0500 John Morey <jmorey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>Carl wrote......> He watched me walk into his consultation room and
>made
>>this observation.  "mild Parkenson's   . I have no tremor, but my
>>handwriting has degenerated to a scraaawl and my voice has lost its
>>tember, besides falling without any  reason.
>
>Carl, have you had a MRI or CT scan to rule out other possibilities?
>There
>are things that mimic PD exactly that need to be ruled out; things
>such as
>benign tumors or normal pressure hydrocephalus.  As we all know,
>neurologists can and do make mistakes.
>                                                                Peace,
>John
>No John, There has been no testing for even vitamin deficiency.
Carl  canddheft@xxxxxxxx


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