This section is complementary to “Neurovascular Evolution“; while the latter deals with issues of homology and phylogeny, this is more human-centric.  I believe that, together, these presentations are some of the most worthwhile additions to neuroangio.  I strongly believe that anyone pursing a neurointerventional (or whatever you might want to call it) career should be thoroughly familiar with neuroembryology, as it is the blueprint of cerebral vasculature and its variation. Its not an exact science.  The data is limited. Most of the progress in the past century was made by Streeter, followed by the incomparable Padget, with further key contributions particularly to phylogeny by Lasjaunias.  Most recently, key new material has been obtained by Eimad Shotar and many colleagues — the first raw data contribution in the arteries since Padget.  Link to one comprehensive publication from this group is here.

I suggest that all of us, and particularly those practicing neurointerventional, learn and re-learn the subject of neuroembryology.  My opinion, humble as it is, extends particularly to the growing cohort of cross-trainees who, perhaps in light of their primary achievements, are less inclined towards self-motivational basic learning.

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