Gerstmann syndrome

Gerstmann syndrome is a constellation of symptoms first described by Josef Gerstmann in 1924.

Symptoms

The symptom complex consists of:

  • Agraphia

  • Acalculia

  • Finger and toe agnosia (difficulty naming and identifying one's own fingers and toes)

  • Left-right disorientation

Etiology

Gerstmann syndrome is associated with lesions in the Parietal lobe of the dominant hemisphere[^1].

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