Education of a child neurologist in neonatal neurology.

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.