The history of behavioral neurology.

Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Although often considered to be a relatively new subdivision of neurology, behavioral studies actually have a long and colorful history. The events that led originally to a consideration of behavior as a neurologic subspecialty are outlined, followed by a listing of some of the major occurrences and key figures that have produced the considerable growth of behavioral neurology over the past two decades.

PMID: 8441365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]