I just got done reading about CP on WebMD.com and I'm
so confused! I have no clue about what type of CP I
have.  I did clarify one thing though....I now know
that I am hemiplegic and possibly triplegic (both legs
and one arm). <smile>

Jen


--- Kathy Salkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As the site pointed out, dystonia is a relatively
> newly-recognised syndrome,
> and so the etiology, etc., is still being researched
> and the parameters will
> likely change over time. I've known people who
> develop dystonia secondary to
> the affects of accidental injury (such as injury to
> the neck or spine), and
> I've also heard some forms of CP rediagnosed as
> dystonia.  Very confusing
> right now.
>
> Kat
>
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:29:45 EDT "BG Greer, PhD"
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >     Go to http://www.dystonia-foundation.org/
> > for a medical definition, but
> > is sounds a lot like other forms of CP to me.


=====
TTYL,
Jennifer

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