Behavioral neurology is a subspecialty of neurology that studies the neurological basis of behavior, memory, and cognition, the impact of neurological damage and disease upon these functions, and the treatment thereof. Two fields associated with behavioral neurology are neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology. In the United States, 'Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry' has been recognized as a single subspecialty by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) since 2004.
Behavioral neurology is that speciality of one, which deals with the study of neurological basis of behavior, memory, and cognition, and their impact of damage and disease and treatment.
Syndromes and diseases commonly studied by behavioral neurology include but are not limited to:
- Agraphia
- Agnosias
- Agraphesthesia
- Alexia (acquired dyslexia)
- Amnesias
- Anosognosia
- Aphasias
- Apraxias
- Aprosodias
- Dementia
- Dyslexia
- Epilepsy
- Hemispatial Neglect
- Psychosis
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
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