Preferred Label : gerstmann syndrome;
MeSH definition : A disorder of cognition characterized by the tetrad of finger agnosia, dysgraphia,
DYSCALCULIA, and right-left disorientation. The syndrome may be developmental or acquired.
Acquired Gerstmann syndrome is associated with lesions in the dominant (usually left)
PARIETAL LOBE which involve the angular gyrus or subjacent white matter. (From Adams
et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p457);
MeSH synonym : finger-agnosia-left-right-confusion-acalculia-agraphia; gerstmann's syndrome; syndrome, gerstmann; finger-agnosia-left-right-confusion-acalculia-agraphias; syndrome, Gerstmann-Badal; gerstmann, syndrome de; de gerstmann, syndrome; Gerstmann-Badal syndrome; gerstmann badal syndrome; syndrome de gerstmann;
MeSH hyponym : developmental gerstmann's syndrome; acquired gerstmann syndrome; Developmental Gerstmanns Syndrome; Gerstmann's Syndrome, Developmental; Developmental Gerstmann Syndrome; Gerstmann Syndrome, Developmental; Syndrome, Developmental Gerstmann; Gerstmann Syndrome, Acquired; Syndrome, Acquired Gerstmann; Acquired Gerstmann's Syndrome; Gerstmann's Syndrome, Acquired; Syndrome, Acquired Gerstmann's;
Related MeSH term : gerstmann syndrome 2;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with GERSTMANN-STRAUSSLER SYNDROME, a prion disease;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerstmann syndrome;
Origin ID : D005862;
UMLS CUI : C0017494;
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A disorder of cognition characterized by the tetrad of finger agnosia, dysgraphia,
DYSCALCULIA, and right-left disorientation. The syndrome may be developmental or acquired.
Acquired Gerstmann syndrome is associated with lesions in the dominant (usually left)
PARIETAL LOBE which involve the angular gyrus or subjacent white matter. (From Adams
et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p457)
http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=221117
2011
France
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gerstmann syndrome
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http://www.psychomot.ups-tlse.fr/lareng-armitage2005.pdf
2005
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gerstmann syndrome
developmental gerstmann's syndrome
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