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Gerstmann syndrome

Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

The Gerstmann syndrome, also known as angular gyrus syndrome, is a dominant hemisphere stroke syndrome consisting of 4 components: 

  • agraphia or dysgraphia
  • acalculia or dyscalculia
  • finger agnosia
  • left-right disorientation

Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without aphasia.

Etymology

It is named after the American neuropsychiatrist Josef Gerstmann (1887 - 1969) also of the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome fame.

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