Marilyn Trail, MOT, OTR, BCN

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Service Area

Neurology

Specialty

Neurology

Graduate School

Texas Woman's University

Clinical Interests

Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neurodegenerative disease.

Research Interests

Quality of life issues in neurodegenerative disease; effects of activity on quality of life; rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Publications
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Trail M, Fox C, Ramig LO, Sapir S, Howard J, Lai EC. Speech treatment for Parkinson's disease. NeuroRehabilitation 2005;20:205-21.
Trail M, Nelson N, Van JN, Appel SH, Lai EC. Major stressors facing patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): a survey to identify their concerns and to compare with those of their caregivers. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord 2004;5:40-5.
Nelson ND, Trail M, Van JN, Appel SH, Lai EC. Quality of life in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: perceptions, coping resources, and illness characteristics. J Palliat Med 2003;6:417-24.
Trail M, Nelson ND, Van JN, Appel SH, Lai EC. A study comparing patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their caregivers on measures of quality of life, depression, and their attitudes toward treatment options. J Neurol Sci 2003;209:79-85.
Trail M, Nelson N, Van JN, Appel SH, Lai EC. Wheelchair use by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a survey of user characteristics and selection preferences. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82:98-102.
Pati AB, Perme DC, Trail M, Henry PK, Bryan WJ. Rehabilitation parameters in total knee replacement patients undergoing epidural vs. conventional analgesia. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1994;19:88-92.

Books and Volumes
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Trail M, Protas E, Lai EC. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: an evidence-based treatment model. Thorofare (NJ): Slack Inc.; 2008.

Book Chapters
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Sarwar A, Trail M, Lai EC. Assessments and outcome measures for Parkinson's disease. In: Trail M, Protas E, Lai EC, editors. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: an evidence-based treatment model. Thorofare (NJ): Slack Inc.; 2008. p. 1-39.
Trail M. An occupational therapy model of treatment for Parkinson's disease. In: Trail M, Protas E, Lai EC, editors. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: an evidence-based treatment model. Thorofare (NJ): Slack Inc.; 2008. p. 1-39.

Poster Presentations
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Trail M, Petersen NJ, Nelson N, Lai EC. Type and intensity of daily energy expenditures among Parkinson's disease patients based upon their body weight. Mov Disord. 2009;24 Suppl 1:S378.
Trail M, Nelson N, Moore S, Petersen N, Lai EC. Is depression related to quality of life (QOL) and activities of daily living (ADL) in veterans with Parkinson's disease (PD)? Mov Disord. 2008;23 Suppl 1:S340-1.
Delikanaki-Skaribas E, Trail M, Wong WW, Lai EC. Daily energy expenditure and physical activity measured in Parkinson's disease patients with and without weight loss. Ann Neurol. 2007;62 Suppl 11:S42.
Nelson ND, Cook KF, Trail M, Lai EC. Do Parkinson's disease caregiver proxy reports represent patient self-reports? Mov Disord. 2005:20 Suppl 10:S73.
Nelson ND, Trail M, Lai EC. Identifying educational needs of interdisciplinary allied health professionals for Parkinson's disease care. Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 58th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana (Nov. 18-22, 2005).
Trail M, Cook K, Nelson ND, Lai EC. Do patient outcomes predict caregiver depressive symptoms? Mov Disord. 2005:20 Suppl 10:S73.
Cook KF, Nelson ND, Trail M, Willson P. When researchers in Parkinson's disease say, 'Quality of life,' what do they measure? Mov Disord. 2002:17 Suppl 5:S163-4.

Invited Speaker and Participant in Courses,
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Workshops, Symposia and Conferences

Conference chair and speaker: Mental Imagery, Action Observation, and the Mirror Neuron System. Reabilitation for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Where Are We Now, Houston, Texas. (June 7, 2008)
Conference chair: Caring for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: What Nurses Should Know, Houston, Texas. (Sept. 29, 2006)
Conference chair and speaker: Huntington's Disease: A Case Study. Cognitive Issues and Depression in Patients with Movement Disorders: Implication for Treatment, Houston, Texas. (June 12, 2004)
Conference chair: Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Rehabilitive Approach, Houston, Texas. (June 27, 2003)

Contact Information

Marilyn Trail, MOT, OTR, BCN
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030

Tel: 713-794-7287
Fax: 713-794-8888
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