Seminars in pediatric neurology
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Co-morbid sleep disorders are quite common in Child Neurology. Formal training in the field of sleep medicine and routine attention to sleep-wake function in clinical practice enhances the ability of the child neurologist to deliver comprehensive care.
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The newborn infant and the neonatal intensive care unit are areas in which there is great variability in the involvement of child neurology. As preterm birth rates continues to rise, with the associated long-term neurologic morbidities, and neuroprotective interventions become available for the newborn infant, a critical knowledge of neurology in the newborn is required for a well-trained child neurologist.
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Semin Pediatr Neurol · Jun 2011
Genetics and child neurology: what every trainee/resident should know.
The training of residents in child neurology varies from one center to another, being influenced to a large extent by the nature and volume of the clinical practice at a specific center and the expertise of the faculty. There is no doubt that there is an undercurrent of genetics in everything we do as child neurologists, sometimes explicit and sometimes implicit. In this article, we highlight a fundamental set of concepts, principles, methodologies, and learning tools/resources of which every child neurology trainee should have some knowledge. We may eventually arrive at a child neurology curriculum that might be continuously revised and maintained (perhaps through the Child Neurology Society) and serve as a template for individual training programs.
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As traumatic brain injury is among the most common causes of pediatric mortality and neurologic morbidity, the well-trained child neurologist should have a solid foundation of the pathogenesis of traumatic brain injury and be competent in the acute and chronic management of children and adolescents who experience a traumatic brain injury. This article outlines the training goals and core knowledge of traumatic brain injury that should be attained by those training in child neurology by the completion of their formal training.
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The field of pediatric neuromuscular disorders provides rich training experiences in child neurology residency programs. Specific learning objectives include skills in examination and assessment, familiarity with muscle and nerve studies, and indications for biopsies. This review also specifies which neuromuscular disorders are most important to cover within the resident's scope of knowledge, as well as the relationship of this field to the core competencies of residency training. Appropriate settings for inclusion of these skills in child neurology residency programs are suggested.