Parkinson’s Disease
Welcome to Myoguide Academy’s Parkinson’s Disease course. This course was designed to share the most recent, pertinent research and information about Parkinson’s Disease (PD) so you can stay up to date.
You can expect to learn about the symptoms, risk factors, treatment options, disease progression, and epidemiology associated with PD in this free course.
PD 101:
The cardinal features of PD are tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity. Postural instability is another feature commonly mentioned in this category, but it generally occurs late in the course of the disease.
In addition to the cardinal manifestations, other motor features of PD include craniofacial (eg, masked facial expression, hypophonia), visual (e.g., hypometric saccades, eyelid-opening apraxia), musculoskeletal (e.g., micrographia, stooped posture), and gait (e.g., shuffling, short-stepped gait, freezing) abnormalities.
While PD has traditionally been considered a motor system disorder, it is now widely recognized to be a complex disorder with diverse clinical features that include neuropsychiatric and nonmotor manifestations in addition to its motor symptomatology. These features include the following:
- Cognitive dysfunction
- Psychosis
- Mood disorders including depression, anxiety, and apathy/abulia
- Sleep disturbances
- Fatigue
- Autonomic dysfunction
- Olfactory dysfunction
- Pain and sensory disturbances
- Dermatologic findings
This course will examine these features in-depth, sharing important research to enhance your learning. Along with the background information on PD, you will learn about the epidemiology, treatments, risk factors, and more.
Lessons and Topics:
- Background of Parkinson’s Disease
- Topic 1: Cardinal Manifestations
- Topic 2: Epidemiology
- Topic 3: Risk Factors
- Topic 4: Genetics
- Topic 5: Clinical Subtypes and Disease Progression
- Topic 6: Conditions that Closely Mimic Parkinson’s Disease
- Topic 7: Parkinson’s Disease Misconceptions
- Motor Symptoms: Tremor, Bradykinesia, Rigidity, and Postural Instability
- Topic 1: Parkinson’s Disease Pain and Postural Changes
- Topic 2: Other Motor Features
- Topic 3: The Difference Between Parkinson’s Disease Tremors and Other Common Tremors
- Non-Motor Symptoms
- Topic 1: Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia
- Topic 2: Mood Disorders
- Topic 3: Psychosis and Hallucinations
- Topic 4: Olfactory Dysfunction and Dermatology
- Topic 5: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Fatigue, and Sleep Disorders
- Topic 6: Autonomic Dysfunction
- Treatments
- Topic 1: Medications for Parkinson’s Disease
- Topic 2: Management of Tremors
- Topic 3: Additional Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
- Summary of Parkinson’s Disease & Course Conclusion
As you move through the lessons, be sure to browse the reference lists. There may be sources that pique your interest. To gain a more in-depth understanding of PD, use the reference list as a jumping off point to further your own research.
To begin this course, please select the first lesson from the list below.
