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Old 03-04-2013, 05:27 PM
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I know that others have worked out ways of dividing different forms, stages, etc from one another. I'm sure it can be overdone but thought that we might be able to do better.

1- Ldopa response
This one can do more than just responds/does not. There is
a gradient but it would be subjective. And things could get interesting out at the extremes (anaphalaxis, for example).

2- Age (Of onset? Of diagnosis?) Senior onset? Young onset? Puberty? Childhood? Fetal?

3- Dominant symptoms - Rigidity? Tremor? Neither?

4- "Minor" symptons. John's finger movement data, for example. Or my own "balance on one leg" drill.

5- How about stressor exposure in the period just before diagnosis? Anyone have the flu in the two years just before dx?

6- Then there is stress response today. How does epinephrine affect you?

Just thinking....

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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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