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http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Cluster Headache Help and Support >> Cluster Headache Specific >> Parkinson's & CH? http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1225459948 Message started by billyjoe on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 9:32am

Title: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by billyjoe on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 9:32am

I was surprised to see the question on the new survey asking if you had a parent with Parkinson's, because I do. Does anyone know what the relationship here may be? I am looking forward to the posting of the survey to see how much of a correlation may be here.

Bill

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by Pixie-elf on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 10:57pm

billyjoe wrote on Oct 31^st, 2008 at 9:32am:

My Great Grandfather had Parkinsons. My Papa has told me a lot of what they went through with him. It may also be a standard question, to find out what kind of neurological diseases run in the family... I know every neurologist I've had, has asked if there was anything like it in the family.

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by coach_bill on Nov 1^st, 2008 at 11:09am

My uncle had this parkinson,s it messed him up real bad and now im very interested in finding out more info on a link. coach bill

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by chris420 on Nov 6^th, 2008 at 10:41pm

My mom has MS. another nero disorder. does this have something to do with my condition?? far fetched?? just asking.

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by billyjoe on Nov 7^th, 2008 at 7:35am

I asked my neuro about this and he said (I think) Parkinson’s is located in the hypothalamus area and CH is in the thalamus. So they are located close together, but other than that he had not heard any correlation. He did think it was good for a survey to be looking "out of the box".

Bill

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by MPMIII on Nov 7^th, 2008 at 9:16am

Both my grandfathers had Parkinson's, but neither had clusters.

Malcom

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by Kilowatt3 on Nov 7^th, 2008 at 9:24am

A very thought-provoking question!

It's well established that there's a very high incidence of smoking in clusterheads' medical histories. It's also well established that there is a very LOW incidence of Parkinson's among smokers. Wonder if there's a correlation?

Could it be that smoking somehow prevents Parkinson's, but that CH might pop up instead? Maybe a lot of us would have gotten Parkinsons instead of CH if we hadn't taken up smoking? Just wild speculation, but it's interesting.
:-?
Regards,
Jim

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by coach_bill on Nov 7^th, 2008 at 8:22pm

Hmmm.... :-?

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by jon019 on Nov 7^th, 2008 at 8:48pm

none in my family... yes...a good question...but I'm gonna choose to NOT worry about it...DID get that genetic worry wart gene from Ma and Nanno...I'm tryin SO hard to beat that one for now...

Best,

Jon

Title: Re: Parkinson's & CH?
Post by Balanchine on Nov 11^th, 2008 at 1:12pm

Interesting idea here, I hadn't thought of it.

Yes, my mother had Parkinson's. My brother gets migraines but I'm the only one of us blessed with CH. I'll have to ask my neuro about this!

David

Oh, and something else - I've been getting what he calls Benign Positional Vertigo, had two bouts of it (one currently). Annoying but at least there's the benign word in there... don't think it's related but you never know.