Gerstmann syndrome
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Gerstmann syndrome, also known as angular gyrus syndrome, is a dominant hemisphere stroke syndrome consisting of four components:
- agraphia or dysgraphia
- acalculia or dyscalculia
- finger agnosia
- left-right disorientation
Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without aphasia.
History and etymology
It is named after the AmericanAustrian-American neuropsychiatrist Josef Gerstmann (1887-1969)2, also of the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome fame.
-</ul><p>Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without aphasia.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It is named after the American neuropsychiatrist <strong>Josef Gerstmann</strong> (1887-1969), also of the <a title="Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease" href="/articles/gerstmann-straussler-scheinker-disease">Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome</a> fame.</p>- +</ul><p>Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without aphasia.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>It is named after the Austrian-American neuropsychiatrist <strong>Josef Gerstmann</strong> (1887-1969) <sup>2</sup>, also of the <a href="/articles/gerstmann-straussler-scheinker-disease">Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome</a> fame.</p>
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- 2. Triarhou LC. Josef Gerstmann (1887-1969). (2008) Journal of neurology. 255 (4): 614-5. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0851-5">doi:10.1007/s00415-008-0851-5</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18463777">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>