Rinsho Shinkeigaku (Clinical Neurology)

Symposium 2

Training stroke neurologists`A proposal from a neurosurgeon`

Susumu Miyamoto, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine

There is a significant difference in the number of stroke neurologist between the prefectures in Japan. The fact suggests that some departments of neurology have been not so positive for the training stroke neurologist. Stroke is one of the most common diseases in Japan. The people are eager to be cared by the physicians who are specialized for stroke prevention and treatment. To respond to the social needs, neurologists and neurosurgeons should join to make a stroke team to study each other and to bring along the stroke neurologists.
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(CLINICA NEUROL, 52: 1120|1122, 2012)
key words: stroke neurologist

(Received: 24-May-12)