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. © 2007 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors.
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Rockwood, K., & Chertkow, H. (2007). A cellular-telephone model of assessing frontal lobe function in physicians. CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 177(12), 1533–1535. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.071342
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