"Gerstmann Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D005862
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.762.100.300 C23.888.592.604.764.100.300 F01.700.750.100.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Gerstmann Syndrome- Gerstmann Syndrome
- Syndrome, Gerstmann
- Syndrome de Gerstmann
- Gerstmann, Syndrome de
- de Gerstmann, Syndrome
- Gerstmann-Badal Syndrome
- Gerstmann Badal Syndrome
- Syndrome, Gerstmann-Badal
- Finger-Agnosia-Left-Right-Confusion-Acalculia-Agraphia
- Finger-Agnosia-Left-Right-Confusion-Acalculia-Agraphias
- Gerstmann's Syndrome
Developmental Gerstmann's Syndrome- Developmental Gerstmann's Syndrome
- Developmental Gerstmanns Syndrome
- Gerstmann's Syndrome, Developmental
- Developmental Gerstmann Syndrome
- Gerstmann Syndrome, Developmental
- Syndrome, Developmental Gerstmann
Acquired Gerstmann Syndrome- Acquired Gerstmann Syndrome
- Gerstmann Syndrome, Acquired
- Syndrome, Acquired Gerstmann
- Acquired Gerstmann's Syndrome
- Gerstmann's Syndrome, Acquired
- Syndrome, Acquired Gerstmann's
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