The author is a mechanical engineer. He has had Parkinson's since 1981 and has achieved a significant degree of success in dealing with the disease.
In 1987 he was a participant in the DATATOP s...view moreThe author is a mechanical engineer. He has had Parkinson's since 1981 and has achieved a significant degree of success in dealing with the disease.
In 1987 he was a participant in the DATATOP study which was the largest and longest running study on Parkinson's disease. It was designed to determine the effectiveness of deprenyl and tocopherol on people in the early stages of the disease.
In 2003, twenty-two years after the onset of the disease, the author was evaluated using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. On a scale of 0-199, his disability rating was only 32.view less