Hi group, I received the following emails and I thought perhaps someone here might be able to help Michael out. I am a physician at the University of Florida. (A Neurologist) I am doing research on chorea. I believe that many persecuted in Salem may have had Huntington's chorea. Do you know how I can obtain the medical records or descriptions of the movements or abnormal movements observed of the woman tried?? Any help you could give me would be great??? I have been through most of the records in detail from the trials in the U.S. and I have come up empty for anything that is close to chorea. You are correct when you ascert that chorea of the Huntington's variety is not intermittent. (We see that in children and others with Glutaric Aciduria) I am unsure what afflicted the three children?? Sounds like fear?? I would be grateful to anyone who could give me a list of the "witches in Bures St. Mary" as this may be the origination point of Huntington's making it to the U.S. The story has it that a Mary Haste may have been the carrier who passed on the trait. Three men and their wives sailed on the John Winthrop fleet to the US. They brought chorea...I think?? I would like to do a feature piece on the relatives of those with chorea in the US who may have been tried as witches. I am also interested in delving into the literature to study the decribed movements and how consistent they were with chorea. I would appreciate any help I could get on seeing and reviewing some of those documents. I have training in History (B.A.) and now practice Neurology and run the History of Medicine Course at UF in Gaineville. By the way... Original trial records indicate one of the courts clerks was named Huntington, any relation to George I wonder?? Michael S. Okun, M.D. University of Florida Brain Institute [email protected] sounds interesting, don't you think.................can anyone help? Please email Michael as he does not subscribe to the list. Thanks, Bonnie