PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kenneth Rockwood MD
AU  - Howard Chertkow MD
TI  - A cellular-telephone model of assessing frontal lobe function in physicians
AID  - 10.1503/cmaj.071342
DP  - 2007 Dec 04
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1533--1535
VI  - 177
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/12/1533.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/12/1533.full
SO  - CMAJ2007 Dec 04; 177
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.