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To: wbill

I don’t think Parkinsons affects one side of the body much more than the other, at least not usually. That’s stroke territory, there.


384 posted on 09/15/2016 1:30:44 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl
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To: JustaCowgirl
Thought so, but I don't know much about PD.

I would think that a stroke would affect her speech and motor coordination continuously and grossly. Not just "lay down for a few minutes and everything's fine". For instance, a stroke victim would not be giving a press conference this afternoon, at least not without a readily observable affect.

That's why I wondered if PD had some of the symptoms of a stroke. My (limited) understanding is that symptoms come and go depending on the severity, and also they can be covered up temporarily.

398 posted on 09/15/2016 1:50:51 PM PDT by wbill
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