--- In adie_syndrome@yahoogroups.com, linja@... wrote:
>Is Ross syndrome the same as Adies?
> The funny thing about my reflexes is when I accidentally drop my
arms close to my knee & my legs jump....it doesn't even have to be
very hard....I can barely touch around that area & it happens.

> April, I don't have the sweating but doctors sometimes call
Adies with
> sweating "Ross syndrome" so it's not unusual.
>
> I have low reflexes instead of over-reactive ones. I didn't
realize that I
> did until the chiropractor tested me and a tap on the right knee
did not make
> the ankle jump up.
>
> Reference: see the NIH page:
> _http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/holmes_adie/holmes_adie.htm_
> (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/holmes_adie/holmes_adie.htm)
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda in Virginia
>
> April writes:
>
> ...had high blood pressure since the age of 15. I don't know if
this has
> anything to do with the Adies. I was tested for Lupus and it was
neg.
> Anyway, I have done lots of research and find that there are so
many
> people with different symptoms. I have excessive sweating, severe
> migranes, vision loss, cannot see at night, dialated pupil,
anxiety,
> over reactive reflexes, etc. Does anyone else ave similar
symptoms?
> I
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