Gerstmann syndrome
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Gerstmann syndrome, also known as angular gyrus syndrome, is a dominant hemisphere stroke syndrome affecting the left parietal lobe in the region of the angular gyrus, consisting of four components:
Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without aphasia.
History and etymology
It is named after the Austrian-American neuropsychiatrist Josef Gerstmann (1887-1969) 2, also of the Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome fame.
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-</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>- +</ul><p>Pure Gerstmann syndrome is said to be without <a title="aphasia" href="/articles/aphasia">aphasia</a>.</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>