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Behavioral neurology
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<p>Behavioral neurology is a subspecialty of <a href="/facts/Neurology/TXYEMSYI">neurology</a> that studies the impact of <a href="/facts/Brain_Injury/70hWCEhs">neurological damage</a> and <a href="/facts/Neurological_disorder/eQKKs7jX">disease</a> upon behavior, memory, and cognition, and the treatment thereof. Two fields associated with behavioral neurology are <a href="/facts/Neuropsychiatry/YrbzeLoc">neuropsychiatry</a> and <a href="/facts/Neuropsychology/eWY83ago">neuropsychology</a>. In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, 'Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry' has been recognized as a single subspecialty by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) since 2004. </p><p>Syndromes and diseases commonly studied by behavioral neurology include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Agraphia/D6rcfoXU">Agraphia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Agnosia/bDhQvx43">Agnosias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Graphesthesia/tLavWGxM">Agraphesthesia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Alexia_(acquired_dyslexia)/9xzu9tga">Alexia (acquired dyslexia)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Amnesia/mbHoWW9p">Amnesias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Anosognosia/69YeB34T">Anosognosia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aphasia/BWGvlEAC">Aphasias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Apraxia/jdhE8NvC">Apraxias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Aprosodias/whh8E608">Aprosodias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Attention_deficit/hyperactivity_disorder/uSqjIyhd">Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Autism/6MTwMNoJ">Autism</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dementia/T0MRDE9I">Dementia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dyslexia/9xzu9tga">Dyslexia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Epilepsy/wawyp56a">Epilepsy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hemispatial_neglect/N3HrSgp4">Hemispatial Neglect</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Psychosis/cVGd7MKK">Psychosis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Stroke/DwpjdzY0">Stroke</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Traumatic_brain_injury/DTq110vw">Traumatic brain injury</a></li></ul>