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Syndromes Arranged by: Vascular Territory | Eponym | Syndrome Name


Stroke Syndromes

Gerstmann Syndrome
Eponym:

 Gerstmann Syndrome
Anatomy:

 Cerebral hemisphere: Dominant parietal lobe
Vascular:

 Middle cerebral artery

Signs & Symptoms:
*Side: Manifestation: Comments:
N
 Agraphia (inability to write)  
N
 Acalculia (inability to calculate)  
N
 Right-left confusion  
N
 Finger agnosia (inability to recognize fingers)  
N
 Ideomotor apraxia May be associated
*Side: Ipsilateral, Contralateral, Both, Neither
Links & References:
Gerstmann J. Fingeragnosie. Eine umschriebene Störung der Orientierung am eigenen Körper. Wien Klin Wschr 1924; 37: 1010-2. Article
Updated: 7/20/1999
 

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