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.