Considered “atypical Parkinsonian syndromes,” over half of people with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) are initially misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) due to similarities in early symptoms as well as lack of awareness of these rare, neurodegenerative diseases among many healthcare professionals and the general public.

This is the second of three podcast episodes within our atypical parkinsonism podcast series, organized in partnership with CurePSP and designed to address the treatment interdisciplinary approach of PSP, CBD and MSA.

In this second episode of the series, Heather Cianci, Outpatient Neurological Team Leader and founding therapist of the Dan Aaron Parkinson’s Rehabilitation Center, Penn Therapy & Fitness at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Julia Wood, Director of Professional and Community Education at the Lewy Body Dementia Association, cover the treatment and interdisciplinary approach to care for atypical parkinsonism.

Julia Wood, Heather Cianci, and podcast host, Dan Keller, have disclosed that they have no relevant financial disclosures.