Course: Increasing Awareness of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Section: Learning objectives

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Course Summary

Increasing awareness of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) - Kathy Miller-Hunt and David Bull (11:49)

PSP is a neurodegenerative disorder which has devastating effects on a person’s motor system robbing them of their independence. Awareness of PSP is poor and it can be difficult to diagnose and can be mistaken for other diseases. Here Kathy Miller-Hunt, a development officer at the PSP Association, talks to David Bull about PSP and the importance of increasing awareness among optometrists.

First published in DOCET OQ70 (2009).

Learning objectives

To provide listeners with:

An outline of what progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is and some of the symptoms, including visual disturbances
An understanding of the effects of PSP on the motor system
An understanding of the difficulty in diagnosing the disease, partly due to it being mistaken for other diseases
An outline of what the PSP Association is doing to raise awareness among optometrists in order to promote earlier detection