Rusk Insights On Rehabilitation Medicine

The introduction is done by Dr. Steven Flanagan, Chairperson of the Department of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health.  Dr. Darryl Kaelin is the Endowed Chair of Stroke and Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville. In this Grand Rounds session, he speaks about Traumatic Brain Injury and its Association with Neurodegenerative Disorders. Part 1 Dr. Kaelin described the interesting relationship between the University of Louisville Frazier Rehabilitation Institute and NYU Rusk in New York. The Institute has its origins at NYU. His presentation had a focus on cellular level and pathophysiology that contribute to complications of brain injury, Alzheimer’s type dementia, Parkinson’s Disease and some similarities that exist. He began a literature review one-year ago on this topic, which has led to today’s discussion. It is important to start by talking a little about the pathophysiology TBI and cerebral insults. It can have some correlation to stroke and other insults to the brain and central nerv