Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion - Inability to differentiate right and left, affecting both sides
3) Acalculia - Inability to perform simple arithmetic calculations
4) Agraphia (without alexia) - Inability to write spontaneously, patient is still able to copy

Causes: Stroke (main cause), Traumatic Brain Injury, Tumor
Localization: Dominant (usually left) inferior parietal lobule, angular gyrus & subjacent white matter

By Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci @gabifpucci @neudrawlogy

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