Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Fellowship Information
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| As a fellow, you will see patients in the Behavioral Neurology Clinic on a regular basis. You will see patients with a variety of symptoms in the setting of common and uncommon neurobehavioral disorders. You will develop proficiency in the following areas: Administer a mental status examination and interpret the results Expand evaluations in areas such as attention/concentration, language, praxis, visuospatial functioning, and reasoning/problem-solving Discuss the indications for and interpretation of neuropsychological testing Relate neurobehavioral deficits to anatomical areas Discuss the diagnostic approach to evaluating patients with acute encephalopathy/delirium, subacute encephalopathy, chronic progressive encephalopathy/dementia, and distinct neurobehavioral syndromes (e.g., transient global amnesia, limbic encephalitis) Discuss epidemiology, genetics, molecular biology/pathophysiology, clinical features, radiologic features, and pathologic hallmarks of the degenerative and prion dementias. | |
| Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry | |
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Scottsdale, AZ |
Contact Information
Director:
Meredith R. Wicklund, M.D.wicklund.meredith@mayo.edu
Administrative Contact:
Patricia Rodriguezrodriguez.angela@mayo.edu