Ep. 62: Early neurorehabilitation

eanCast: Weekly Neurology - A podcast by ean.org - Mondays

Moderator: Dafin Muresanu (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Guest: Karin Diserens (Lausanne, Switzerland) In the second episode on Neurorehabilitation, Professor Muresanu is joined by Professor Diserens to discuss early neurorehabilitation. They discuss the definition of early neurorehabilitation, the types of patients eligible for this approach, and the evidence-based research behind it. The conversation covers topics such as mobilization programs for stroke patients, the inclusion of coma patients in the rehabilitation process, standards of treatment and program intensity, organizing the acute neurorehabilitation process, and the importance of individualized treatment based on functional consequences. The discussion concludes with a focus on financing the cost of treatment and the collaboration between European societies in advancing the field of neurorehabilitation.