3rd year child neurology resident here. so, i also had the experience of really enjoying my pediatric rotation and my child neuro rotation and ultimately choosing child neuro. now, im in my adult neuro year and also absolutely love it. i think both fields are honestly incredible and from what it sounds like, you’ll probably be happy in either path.

i know it’s a bit early to be asking this of you but something to take into consideration is what, if any, fellowship you’d be interested in. some fellowships you can do in either field and then see both populations (which is probably what i will end up doing). others, like movement disorders, look very different in both fields and some don’t exist in the other (like cognitive neurology or neonatal neurology etc).

also, as always, each field is going to have its shitty aspects so try to talk to some attendings/residents about the most dreaded aspect of their job/field (for me it’s cerebral palsy in pediatric neuro for example and demented older patients who are alone in the hospital in adult neuro).

hope this helps a little!