Re: Internal shakeing

[Bob & Joy Graham <bjgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

I think this internal shaking to which you refer is called "akathisia" or
perhaps it is spelled "akathesia" -- some have described a type of
"psychomotor restlessness" (see "Panic Attacks in Parkinson's Disease : A
long term complication of levodopatherapy" by A Vasquez, et al, Acta Neurol
Scand 1993: 87: 14 - 18)

It is not something which is written about much.

 However, I did find in the PAWA Newsletter of January 1994 (Vol 11:No 1)
my write up of this phenomena which goes "A Miami, USA study reported on a
new, previously undescribed sensory symptom of PD. 44% of the surveyed
patients with PD suffered from a sensation of "internal tremor" inside the
chest, abdomen, arms or legs. (This was a report from the WORLD CONGRESS OF
NEUROLOGY, Sept 1993, Vancouver)

You may recall the cute little graphic underneath this which shows two
frogs, each sitting on a mushroom, and one says to the other "no matter
what I do, I still feel jumpy all the time."

Anyway, I don't have PD but I sure had that feeling all during the Perth
Conference!

Regards

Joy Graham