hows life in the land of the long white cloud. NZ is lookin' pretty good in the cricket so far.

Don't know of the criteria for this phase but the criteria for phase one was :

Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 25 Years - 75 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Duration of disease: Greater than 5 years
* Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
* Parkinson's medication stable for 3 months
* Absence of dementia
* Hoehn and Yahr rating: 3 or greater and/or UPDRS: 30 or more in "off" state and/or Complications of l-dopa therapy limiting effective use

Exclusion Criteria:

* Poor candidate for any surgery
* Significant dementia
* Secondary parkinsonism
* Severe autonomic symptoms
* Atypical Parkinson's disease
* History of substance abuse


Hope this helps,
Neil.