Eponym
Gerstmann Syndrome
Anatomy
Cerebral hemisphere: Dominant parietal lobe
Vascular
Middle cerebral artery
Signs & Symptoms
| Side | Manifestation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Neither | Agraphia (inability to write) | |
| Neither | Acalculia (inability to calculate) | |
| Neither | Right-left confusion | |
| Neither | Finger agnosia (inability to recognize fingers) | |
| Neither | Ideomotor apraxia | May be associated |
References
Gerstmann J. Fingeragnosie. Eine umschriebene Störung der Orientierung am eigenen Körper. Wien Klin Wschr 1924; 37: 1010-2.