OT: Mystery Diagnosis: Segawa's Dystonia

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Hello,

I was watching Discovery Health, Mystery Diagnosis and saw the

special concerning Segawa's Dystonia or DRD which stands for Dopa-

Responsive Dystonia. I have been reading up on the internet and have

gone to the Beery's site. It sparked my interest because the woman's

children were misdiagnosed with CP but once they were diagnosed

correctly and given medication similar to L-Dopa they literally

started to recover within 30 minutes with some of their

comprehension. The story goes on to say that they were typical

within 1 week. I went to their page

(http://www.thebeerys.com/dystonia/default.aspx); this story is

simply amazing!!!!

It also makes you wonder about the Dopamine levels; their twins had

low dopamine levels but once they were given the L-Dopa type drug,

their CP symptoms went away. Early on, my daughter had the same

symptoms and we had one doctor that thought she had CP. After

starting on the biomed route, her hands and legs have straightened

and she has a normal gait. We are know focusing on her other skills.

All of these symptoms are so similar yet there are all of these

separate diagnosis.

Just wondering ..........