l-dopa = dopamine precursor in the brain, that combined with standard anti-depressants which block reuptake and stimulate production is a standard treatment I believe.
That is not a cure though, it is simply treating symptoms the brain does not have the capability to produce these chemicals anymore. -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, September 9, 2002, 5:11:05 PM, you wrote: DB> Why cant you replace the dopamine levels in the body...would that not be the DB> cure. DB> Douglas Brown DB> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> ----- Original Message ----- DB> From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DB> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 1:40 PM DB> Subject: RE: Janet Reno in Florida >> Good post Ben. >> >> larry >> >> -- >> Larry C. Lyons >> ColdFusion/Web Developer >> Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer >> EBStor.com >> 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 >> Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 >> tel: (703) 393-7930 >> fax: (703) 393-2659 >> Web: http://www.ebstor.com >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. >> -- >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:37 PM >> > To: CF-Community >> > Subject: RE: Janet Reno in Florida >> > >> > >> > I did a little reading since my last post. You are correct >> > in stating that >> > a dopamine deficiency is apparently responsible for >> > Parkinson's. And yes, >> > in the late stages of the disease, about 1 in 3 have some >> > level of mental >> > degredation. >> > >> DB> ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
