Clinical Progress of Gerstmann's Syndrome with Left Frontal Lobe Lesion: Two Cases.
10.12779/dnd.2013.12.4.114
- Author:
Hyemi LEE
1
;
Heung Seok PARK
;
Minsu KIM
;
Yejin LEE
;
Juhee CHIN
;
Yun Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sunkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yun1225.kim@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gerstmann's syndrome;
Left frontal lobe;
Left parietal lobe
- MeSH:
Agnosia;
Agraphia;
Brain;
Dyscalculia;
Frontal Lobe*;
Gerstmann Syndrome*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Nervous System Diseases;
Parietal Lobe
- From:Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
2013;12(4):114-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gerstmann's syndrome, assigned to a lesion of the dominant parietal lobe, is a neurological disorder characterized by acalculia, agraphia, right-left disorientation and finger agnosia. Some studies report that these symptoms are also shown in other brain lesions. We report two patients who presented with this tetrad of symptoms in initial assessment. Their Brain MRI images both showed lesion of left frontal lobe. Over time, these symptoms became better but some still remained in last assessment. Accordingly, we suggest that a left frontal lesion cause Gerstmann's syndrome.
