Developmental milestones as ACNS turns one year old

Nordli and Galan provide a detailed case-based review of magnetoencephalography, a valuable tool for identifying an epileptogenic zone and for pinpointing language, motor, and visual functions in relation to a brain lesion.4 Fernández and Peters provide an intriguing glimpse of potential clinical uses of artificial intelligence and algorithm-driven machine learning to process data and improve performance.5 The ACNS research articles have also been outstanding, although we cannot highlight all of them. Roberts and colleagues analyzed prospective observational data from 276 babies in their Neonatal Seizure Registry, concluding that inability to tolerate oral feedings by the time of discharge is associated with an increased risk of impaired development.6 This pattern was independent of gestational age, muscle tone at the time of hospital discharge, and abnormal electroencephalography. Nina Schor, Deputy Director for Intramural Research at the NIH, provided an insider's guide to the opportunities for neuroscience training and career development at the NIH Intramural Research Program.10 A recent detailed analysis of child neurology training requirements generated a spirited discussion.11 Child neurology has a special position encompassing neurology, pediatrics, and developmental neuroscience, but the continued success of our discipline likely depends on how well we can adapt our training to include a stunning array of new discoveries and technological innovations. Since its founding in 1972, the Child Neurology Society's membership has increased dramatically and the needs of its members have become much more diverse.