Total Run Time: 2 hours, 38 minutes

A thorough cranial nerve examination is an essential part of the speech-language pathologist’s evaluation of every patient. When performed, it is useful in the diagnosis of speech and swallowing disorders, and accurate diagnosis is crucial for development of a targeted, individualized treatment plan. This video course provides an overview of the neuroanatomy and physiology of the cranial nerve examination. Kendrea Garand shares detailed instructions for testing and interpreting findings of the cranial nerve examination. The course also describes common abnormalities observed for patients with impairment of cranial nerve function.

Learning Outcomes  
You will be able to:

• test cranial nerves crucial for speech, voice, and swallowing function
• identify common cranial nerve abnormalities during examination

Presenter Information

Kendrea L. (Focht) Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS, earned her bachelor’s degree in communication disorders from North Carolina State University, her master’s in speech-language pathology from Purdue University, her CScD in medical speech-language pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, and her PhD in health and rehabilitation science from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Currently, she is funded by a Veterans Affairs (VA) Career Development Award (CDA-1). Garand is a research health scientist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina. She is also a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at MUSC. She also continues to work as a speech-language pathologist at the university hospital and specializes in the assessment and treatment of swallowing, motor speech, and cognitive-communication impairments in patients with progressive neurological diseases. She holds board certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S), and she is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS). Garand’s works include publications in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology. She currently serves as a member on the editorial board of Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. She has presented numerous scientific proceedings at ASHA and the Dysphagia Research Society meetings.

Disclosures:

• Employee of MUHA, MUSC, and the VA 
• Consulting fee from NSS 
• Travel reimbursement and scholarship from ASHA
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation 
• Editorial Board member of ASHA SIG 13 
• Mentor for American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders mentor 
• Member of DRS

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Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: February 27, 2017
End date: February 27, 2031

This course is offered for 0.25 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
Subject code 3030 Acquired and Degenerative Language Disorders