Parkinson's Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Assessment, and Treatment

Anysia Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., M.S., CCC-SLP

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2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. Symptoms generally develop slowly over several years. The progression of symptoms is often quite different from one person to another due to the diversity of the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rated complications from PD as the 14th cause of death in the United States. Although there is no cure, treatment options can include medications, surgeries, physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy. While Parkinson's itself is not fatal, disease complications can be serious. It is possible to have a good to great quality of life while living with PD. The first step to living well with Parkinson's disease is to understand the nature of the disease and its progression. As rehabilitation professionals, it is important for us to understand the causes of PD, early signs of PD, movement and non-movement symptoms, and the various diagnosis and treatment options for those living with PD.

Highlights

  • Causes and symptoms of Parkinson's disease and how they can affect aspects of diagnosis and treatment within your specific discipline
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic options when designing functional treatment plans for patients with Parkinson's disease

Learning Objectives

  1. Examine causes and symptoms of Parkinson's disease and how they relate to your specific discipline.
  2. Apply knowledge of diagnosis and treatment options across disciplines to generate functional treatment plans for patients with Parkinson's disease.

Course Content

Parkinson's Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Assessment, and Treatment
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Module
  1. Parkinson's Disease
    1. Causes: Genetic and environmental factors
    2. Statistics
    3. Early signs
  2. Symptoms
    1. Movement symptoms
    2. Non-movement symptoms
    3. Symptoms and deficits across disciplines
  3. Diagnosis
    1. How a diagnosis is made
    2. Conditions that mimic Parkinson's disease
    3. Learning to cope with a diagnosis
  4. Treatment
    1. Medication
    2. Surgical options
    3. Therapy options
Anysia Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., M.S., CCC-SLP, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with extensive experience in a variety of clinical settings, including acute care, outpatient, inpatient rehab, home care, skilled nursing, and the public-school setting. In all these settings she has had the opportunity to serve as a graduate student supervisor, and a clinical fellowship year supervisor. In addition, she has significant experience working with adults with strokes in an outpatient work and community re-entry program. She is currently employed part-time at a skilled nursing facility in central Pennsylvania. Primarily, she is employed by a public-school system in northern Maryland where she manages a school- age caseload, serves as a graduate student supervisor, and provides continuing education. Dr. Ensslen-Boggs has also served as an adjunct professor for Western Kentucky University, and as an instructor for Project IMPRESS (school- based SLP graduate program) at Bloomsburg University. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Her dissertation research focused on the clinical training and supervision of speech-language pathology graduate students. Dr. Ensslen-Boggs' SNF caseload consists primarily of geriatric patients with cognitivelinguistic deficits.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Anysia Ensslen-Boggs is compensated by Summit as an instructor. She is employed by Luther Acres as a PRN SLP, and by Harford County Public Schools in Maryland where she manages a school-age caseload, serves as a graduate student supervisor, and provides continuing education.

NONFINANCIAL: Anysia Ensslen-Boggs has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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