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Susan Fralick-Ball – Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuromuscular & Neurodegenerative Disorders: What’s Changed in 2016?

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Faculty:: Susan Fralick-Ball
Duration:: Full Day
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: Oct 18, 2016

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Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease & Chameleons, Myasthenia Gravis vs. Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy/Polyradiculopathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/ Motor Neuron Disease

These disorders remain the nation’s leading causes of disability. They are devastating and costly. Due to the aging population, the incidence of these disorders is increasing rapidly. There is a need to provide early diagnosis and apply effective therapies for these disorders. Join expert, Susan Fralick-Ball, PsyD, MSN, CLNC, CH, to learn new strategies for pathophysiologic changes, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic studies for each of these disorders. Gain information on the latest innovative drugs that are geared to slow or stop the disorder progression. Through an engaging presentation style and enlightening case studies, Dr. Fralick-Ball will enhance your knowledge regarding current practice issues. The evidence-based content will improve outcomes for your patients with neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders.

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Multiple Sclerosis

4 classifications
Risk factors: Low Vitamin D, abnormal lipid metabolism
Making the diagnosis 1-2-3
- Neuromyelitis Optica, nystagmus
- Genomic markers
MRI plain and 3-D
Treating multiple complications
Get Dancing and Get on a Bike exercises for MS
Medication updates 2016
Case Study

Parkinson’s Disease

Degeneration, Decline, and Autonomic Disease
- A Prion Disease?
T-R-A-P symptoms
Non-motor complications
Biomarkers, LRRK variants
Medical treatment
- Medications
- Neuroprotection
Surgical treatment
- Palidotomy, Thalamotomy, DBS, Stem cell transplantation
New PT/OT/SP guidelines for early engagement
- Bikes, boxing, Big & Loud programs, forced exercise
- Electrical stimulation
PD chameleons
- Essential Tremor
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Corticobasilar degeneration
Case Study

Myasthenia Gravis

Neuromuscular Junction Disorder
- Autoimmune
- T-cell interference at NMJ
Edrophonium (Enlon™) Test for Diagnosis
- MG vs. Lambert-Eaton
Short-acting anticholinesterase inhibitors
Thymectomy
Crisis: Myasthenic vs. Cholinergic
Emergent Treatment: Steroids, IVIG, Plasma
Exchange
Case Study

Muscular Dystrophy

Symptoms & causes
Complications over time
Treatment: Medical and surgical
Case Study

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Syndrome of peripheral demyelination
- Ascending
- Pure motor
- Descending
- Miller-Fisher
Early diagnosis, earlier recovery
Causes: Viral, bacterial, surgical, vaccines, hyponatremia
Medical treatment: The Big 3 (steroids, IVIG, Plasmapheresis)
PT/OT/ST/Psych guidelines
Case Study

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy/radiculopathy

The elusive diagnosis dilemma
- Symptoms, testing
Medical treatment for the short- and long-term
- Living with neuropathic pain
- Medication, spinal/brain stimulation
Best PT/OT guidelines
Case Study

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Degeneration of the motor neurons
Genetic or generic disease?
- Rule out everything else
Risk factors and neuroprotection
Medications help the complications
- Alternative treatments
- Stem cell research
Palliative considerations

Faculty

Susan Fralick-Ball, Psy.D., MSN, CH Related seminars and products: 5

Dr. Susan Fralick-Ball, PsyD, MSN, CLNC, CH, is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist with an additional 40 years of clinical/educational nursing practice in a wide range of specialties. As a neuropsychologist, she has worked with patients having a vast variety of neurological disorders. Susan was responsible for coordinating all clinical and administrative activities for the stroke program of a nationally renowned neurological-medical rehabilitation hospital where she also developed a stroke support group for patients, family members, and staff. Additionally, she aided patients with neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders such as MS, Guillain-Barré, CIDP, Parkinson’s, Myasthenia Gravis, ALS, Spinal cord injuries, TBI, head trauma, and dementias.

As a former member of the Neurocognitive Regional Conference Committee, Susan was instrumental in developing and speaking at conferences to teach medical and health care support staff about neurological challenges and developments. She has also taught neurological nursing and neurophysiology at the graduate level. She has mentored and supervised nurses, social workers, psychologists, and music therapists in the clinical setting. Dr. Fralick-Ball is the founder of the PsychMedEd where she continues to work with patients challenged by the detrimental psychological effects of neurological disorders, is a clinical neuropsychologist for the VistaMed group in the greater Philadelphia area, and a nationally recognized nursing/psychology educator and conference presenter. She continues to lend social assistance to those with neurological disorders through her charitable organization, With Thy Grace.

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