Ken,

        I would request a neurologist who specializes in Adults with CP.
Too many neuro's deal with children, surgery or head trauma's. You might try
Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville. There is a Semmes-Murphy
Clinic(connected with Methodist Hospital) here in Memphis which houses both
neuro's and ortho's, but I can't give any individual names. I have not had
need
of such services, yet.

Bobby

>my smart friends.
>   my primary care provider (family doctor) has requested that my hmo put me
>on a special program that basically is usually for rare problems like
>special transplants, treatments ect. that there is no one in the AREA THAT
>PERFORMS THAT SPECIALITY.
>ooops hit the caps sory. his request was for a specialist who would be
>knowlegable of the aging process in cerebral palsy patients.
>
>now time has went by with no answer except that they are awaiting
>information. i finally called the regional office and said, "what
>information are you looking for? neither my doctor nor i know what you are
>wanting. this person explaikns that we have to ask for 1. a particular
>specialist (can be national, anywhere in the country, but should be closest
>to atlanta as possible, ie: would not want to send me to calif., if there
>were a specialist in nashville, or east atlanta). 2. if we do not have a
>name, we have to name the specialty so they can do a search.
>
>now, here is the thing, my doctor knows no names to request, and knows not
>what specialty would fit. would it be a special branch of neurology, a
>special branch of orthopedivs, etc.
>
>now, you guys are smart. what would i tell them to search for.?