Stroke is a major health burden globally. It is the third leading cause of death and the first leading cause of disability. In the recent past Neurointervention has significantly changed the outcome of this catastrophic illness. Neurointerventional procedures are becoming increasingly popular in the treatment of stroke & complex neurovascular problems. There is a deficiency of trained manpower in this field. The interventionists conventionally are either from Neurology, Neurosurgery or Neuroradiology. To keep pace with the latest developments in this specialty, it is important for them particularly of young generation, to learn new interventional techniques and add an additional tool to their armamentarium. This subspecialty of neurosciences, “Neurointervention”, is already well recognized and established in the west. |