Which of the following is not a cardinal symptom of Parkinson’s Disease?

EXAM 3 BONUS (1 point) You received evaluation orders for an 8-year-old patient with the potential for learning difficulties. You want to identify areas of strengths and deficits for this child related to cognition. Which assessment will give you this needed information?

Levadopa is the drug of choice for Parkinson’s disease. It is effective because it:

BASED UPON AMY’S CASE:  Which practice strategy would best promote transfer of learning between tasks? 

BASED UPON JORDAN’S CASE: Identify the MOST appropriate goal for the Occupational Therapist to write given the details of Jordan’s case: 

BASED UPON MARVIN’S CASE: Which one of the goals is MOST appropriate for Marvin from the OT perspective?

A patient with Huntington’s disease usually can complete familiar tasks at work or at home but may have difficulty if:

Which of the following would NOT be a focus of intervention in the middle to later stages of Huntington’s disease?

An individual who is functioning at Allen’s Cognitive Level 4 has difficulty remembering to take his medication twice daily.  Which of the following is the MOST appropriate recommendation?

An individual with Guillain Barré syndrome was recently admitted to a rehabilitation unit and is expected to remain for 3 to 4 weeks. At what point in the rehabilitative process should the OT starting planning for the individual’s return home?