[paula_w]

any thoughts on this theory?

there does appear to be a postural gait subtype, but to link it with dementia i don't trust in young onset. some of us were always clutsy. this is a lay opinion of course. i have no sources to site.

http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/pdgu...t-disturbances

http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/resp...nitive-symptom

http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/resp...ovement-basics

http://www.pdonlineresearch.org/pdguide/pd-subtypes-0

paula

[jcitron]

Hi Paula,

I too was somewhat of a clutz growing up. In fact I had a clubbed foot that was surgically repaired, and didn't walk until I was 4 years old; I used to roll around with the cast on instead. This put me behind developmentally so my eye-hand coordination was, and still is quite off. Combine this now with Parkinsonism, and I have a tendency to and fall even more than when I was a kid. I think growing up we owned stock in band-aide companies because of all the skinned knees and hands I had growing up.

John