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Toe agnosia in Gerstmann syndrome

O Tucha1, A Steup, C Smely

  • 1Department of Neuropsychology, University of Freiburg, Germany.

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
|November 5, 1997
PubMed
Summary

This case report details a patient with Gerstmann syndrome and toe agnosia, a rare combination. The findings suggest finger agnosia in Gerstmann syndrome might also involve toe agnosia.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Case Report

Background:

  • Gerstmann syndrome is characterized by four cardinal symptoms: agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left disorientation.
  • The syndrome is typically associated with lesions in the dominant parietal lobe, specifically the angular gyrus.