A Rare Clinical Antity; Pure Gerstmann Syndrome

Gerstmann syndrome is defined as a tetrad including agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left disorientation. In the case studies presented in the literature, it has been reported that Gerstmann syndrome usually appears as an incomplete tetrad of symptoms or accompanied by cognitive defici...

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Published in:Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 2020-10, Vol.29 (10), p.105161-105161, Article 105161
Main Authors: Tekgol Uzuner, Gulnur, Ubur, Ahmet, Erten, Murat, Uzuner, Nevzat
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acalculia
agraphia
Finger agnosia
Gerstmann syndrome
Right-left disorientation
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Summary:Gerstmann syndrome is defined as a tetrad including agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left disorientation. In the case studies presented in the literature, it has been reported that Gerstmann syndrome usually appears as an incomplete tetrad of symptoms or accompanied by cognitive deficits including aphasia, alexia, apraxia and some perceptual disorders. Here, we present of the patient with left angular and supramarginal gyrus infarction affecting the parietal lobe. In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, the patient had alexia and anomic aphasia as well. We discussed the clinic appearance and reviewed the current literature.
ISSN:1052-3057
1532-8511
DOI:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105161