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Descriptor
English
:
Gerstmann Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Gerstmann
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Gerstmann
Synonyms
English
:
Developmental Gerstmann Syndrome
Finger-Agnosia-Left-Right-Confusion-Acalculia-Agraphia
Tree Number:
C10.597.606.762.100.300
C23.888.592.604.764.100.300
F01.700.750.100.300
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
GERSTMANN-STRAUSSLER SYNDROME
, a prion
disease
See Related
English
:
Dyscalculia
History Note
English
:
2000(1966)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29398
Unique Identifier:
D005862
Occurrence in VHL
:
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