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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Gerstmann Syndrome
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Síndrome de Gerstmann
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Síndrome de Gerstmann
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Synonyms English:
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Developmental Gerstmann Syndrome
Finger-Agnosia-Left-Right-Confusion-Acalculia-Agraphia
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Tree Number:
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C10.597.606.762.100.300
C23.888.592.604.764.100.300
F01.700.750.100.300
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Definition English:
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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) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with GERSTMANN-STRAUSSLER SYNDROME, a slow virus dis
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History Note English:
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2000(1966)
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Record Number:
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29398
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Unique Identifier:
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D005862
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