From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institutes of Health; Department of Neurology (J.M.), University of Maryland Medical Center; Department of Neurology (A.B.S.), Georgetown University Hospital; Department of Neurosurgery (I.P.S.), Georgetown University School of Medicine; and Department of Neurology (M.T.F.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Neurology. 2023 Nov 7;101(19):e1939-e1942. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207821. Epub 2023 Aug 31.
Interventional neurology is a subspecialty at the cross-section of neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology that uses image-guided endovascular catheter techniques to diagnose and treat neurovascular disorders. Although interventional neurology techniques have existed for decades, recent landmark trials in stroke thrombectomy have catalyzed dramatic changes to the interventional neurology field, and there is rising neurology interest and representation. Unlike other neurology subspecialties, however, interventional neurology training and fellowship applications are not standardized. Thus, it can be difficult for neurology trainees to navigate this rapidly changing and multidisciplinary field. This article seeks to provide neurology residents and residency program directors with a brief overview of the modern interventional neurology field, the current fellowship application process, and tips on how neurologists can best prepare for a career in interventional neurology. To this end, we conducted a nationwide survey of interventional neurology fellowship program directors regarding training neurologists. We distill survey responses into concrete, actionable items for neurology trainees.
介入神经学是神经病学、神经外科学和神经放射学的交叉学科，使用影像引导的血管内导管技术来诊断和治疗神经血管疾病。尽管介入神经学技术已经存在了几十年，但最近在中风取栓术方面的里程碑式试验推动了介入神经学领域的巨大变革，神经科的兴趣和代表性也在不断上升。然而，与其他神经病学亚专业不同，介入神经学的培训和奖学金申请并不标准化。因此，神经科住院医师很难在这个快速变化和多学科的领域中进行导航。本文旨在为神经科住院医师和住院医师项目主任提供一个简要概述现代介入神经学领域、当前奖学金申请流程以及神经科医生如何为介入神经学职业做好最佳准备的提示。为此，我们对介入神经学奖学金项目主任进行了一项全国性调查，以培训神经科医生。我们将调查回复提炼成神经科住院医师的具体、可操作的项目。
