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University of California, Los Angeles

Understanding Parkinson's Disease - Dr. Melita Petrossian - UCLA Health

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This course covers the following learning outcomes and goals: understanding Parkinson's disease, recognizing motor and nonmotor symptoms, identifying effects on sleep, differentiating Parkinson's disease subtypes, learning about diagnosis and treatment options, understanding the role of medications and nonmedication treatments, exploring the impact on motor symptoms, discussing fall prevention, deep brain stimulation, candidacy for treatments, prognosis, and the role of genetics. The course teaches individual skills such as identifying symptoms, evaluating treatment options, and understanding the underlying mechanisms of the disease. The teaching method includes lectures on various topics related to Parkinson's disease. The intended audience for this course includes individuals interested in learning about Parkinson's disease, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and impact on daily life.

Syllabus

Intro
Parkinsons disease
Motor signs
Nonmotor symptoms
Effects on sleep
Parkinsons disease subtypes
Who gets Parkinsons disease
How is Parkinsons diagnosed
What can look like Parkinsons
Getting into treatment
Understanding the brain
Neurons
Levodopa vs dopamine agonists
Which medication is chosen first
What medications will slow down the disease
Nonmedication treatments
Motor symptoms
Fall prevention
Deep brain stimulation
Who is the good candidate
Prognosis
Genetics

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UCLA Health

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