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The Interplay Between Cognition and Exercise in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Parkinson's Disease (990604)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM ET

Presenter(s)

Mark A. Hirsch, PhD, FACRM

Senior Scientist; Director Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Lab
Carolinas Rehabilitation/Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina

Presentation Slides
Michele K. York, PhD, ABPP-CN, FACRM

Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Neuropsychology Section Head
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Panelist(s)

Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD

Research Scientist
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey

Presenter(s)

Tim Vanbellingen, PhD

Head of department
Neurocenter, lucerne cantonal hospital
Luzern, Luzern

Panelist(s)

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Marlena Matusewicz, ABPP-CN

Neuropsychologist
Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina

Presenter(s)

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Ashley Reno, Psy.D.

Lead Neuropsychologist
Carolinas Rehabilitation, Department of Neuropsychology and Psychology
Charlotte, North Carolina

Panelist(s)

Mark A. Newman, PhD, MPH

Research Scientist
Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Eric Rinehardt, PhD, ABPP

Chief Neuropsychologist, Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation
Carolinas Rehabilitation
Charlotte, North Carolina

Presenter(s)

Isabelle Buard, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Erwin E. van Wegen, PhD

Associate Professor Neurorehabilitation
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, complex, highly disabling neurodegeneraive disorders characterized by motor symptoms associated with cognitive dysfunction. Despite the pharmacological and surgical treatment, many symptoms do not respond to therapy. Cognitive dysfunction in PD is associated with poorer prognosis and reduced quality of life. Recently, exercise rehabilitation has been shown to be effective on gait and balance as well as on cognitive function.

The aim of this symposium is to show the interplay between cognitive functions and the scientific evidence of neuroplasticity induced by exercise, and the role of cognitive interventions in rehabilitation outcome. The symposium will highlight the importance of exercise on cognitive aspects and the role of cognitive training in rehabilitation of patients with parkinsonism.

Learning Objectives:

to increase basic knowledge about effects of exercise on cognitive aspects of PD.
understand the existing literature on the evaluation of cognition in exercise in PD patients as well as related limitations and future directions
to better understand how cortical rhythms are tied to cognitive function in PD and if their modulation via exercise or training holds potential to slow cognitive decline
to understand the role of cognitive training in rehabilitation of patients with parkinsonism.