RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A cellular-telephone model of assessing frontal lobe function in physicians
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1533
OP 1535
DO 10.1503/cmaj.071342
VO 177
IS 12
A1 Rockwood, Kenneth
A1 Chertkow, Howard
YR 2007
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/12/1533.abstract
AB As people age, they recognize that social conduct has become worse. This is not just a failing of the young but also a reflection of modern technology, notably the cellular telephone. We observed that the behaviour induced by the use of such devices is so egregious as to be medically informative. We offer a descriptive phenomenology and neuroanatomical classification of aberrant behaviour in relation to cellular telephone use by physicians at medical conferences. Although the cellular telephone is a scourge, its ability to add to the diagnostic armamentarium in cognitive neurology should not be overlooked, especially if a fee code can be attached.