2. What are some reasons speech- language pathologists work with Parkinson’s disease patients?

3. What Is Parkinson’s Disease? (A lacritude, LLC., 2002) Degenerative brain disorder Debilitating and progressive disorder in which the chemicals that facilitate electrical transmission between nerve cells are depleted Also termed “shaking palsy”

4. How Is Voice Quality Affected by Parkinson’s Disease? Harsh (Ferrand, Bloom, 1997) Breathy (Ferrand, Bloom, 1997) Decrease in loudness (Kleinow, Smith, Ramig, 2002)

5. Other Speech Impairments Include: Slow speech rate Limited pitch range/ monopitch Imprecise articulation Palilalia: repeating a word or phrase with increased rapid speed (Ferrand, Bloom, 1997)

6. Parkinson’s Disease Can Cause a Swallowing Disorder ( Potulska, Friedman, Krolicki, Jedrzejowski, Spychala, 2002) This is a common symptom in advanced stage of Parkinson’s disease The swallowing reflex is delayed Movement of larynx is prolonged Can cause aspiration pneumonia