Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department

Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department

ABSTRACT. A 75-year-old right-handed woman presented to the emergency department with simultanagnosia and right unilateral optic ataxia. Moreover, the patient had agraphia, acalculia, digital agnosia and right-left disorientation, consistent with complete Gerstmann's syndrome. This case highlig...

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Main Authors: Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa, Marcelo Houat de Brito, Júlia Chartouni Rodrigues, Gabriel Taricani Kubota, Jacy Bezerra Parmera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
Gerstmann syndrome
stroke
carotid artery diseases
agnosia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000400459&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-3944a3b9ed4944bca152ce264e9b88912020-11-25T01:23:51ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-576411445946110.1590/1980-57642016dn11-040018S1980-57642017000400459Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency departmentBreno José Alencar Pires BarbosaMarcelo Houat de BritoJúlia Chartouni RodriguesGabriel Taricani KubotaJacy Bezerra ParmeraABSTRACT. A 75-year-old right-handed woman presented to the emergency department with simultanagnosia and right unilateral optic ataxia. Moreover, the patient had agraphia, acalculia, digital agnosia and right-left disorientation, consistent with complete Gerstmann's syndrome. This case highlights the concurrence of Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the acute phase of a left middle cerebral artery stroke.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000400459&lng=en&tlng=enGerstmann syndromestrokecarotid artery diseasesagnosia
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author Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa
Marcelo Houat de Brito
Júlia Chartouni Rodrigues
Gabriel Taricani Kubota
Jacy Bezerra Parmera
spellingShingle Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa
Marcelo Houat de Brito
Júlia Chartouni Rodrigues
Gabriel Taricani Kubota
Jacy Bezerra Parmera
Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Gerstmann syndrome
stroke
carotid artery diseases
agnosia
author_facet Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa
Marcelo Houat de Brito
Júlia Chartouni Rodrigues
Gabriel Taricani Kubota
Jacy Bezerra Parmera
author_sort Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa
title Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
title_short Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
title_full Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
title_fullStr Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
title_full_unstemmed Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
title_sort gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department
publisher Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
series Dementia & Neuropsychologia
issn 1980-5764
description ABSTRACT. A 75-year-old right-handed woman presented to the emergency department with simultanagnosia and right unilateral optic ataxia. Moreover, the patient had agraphia, acalculia, digital agnosia and right-left disorientation, consistent with complete Gerstmann's syndrome. This case highlights the concurrence of Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the acute phase of a left middle cerebral artery stroke.
topic Gerstmann syndrome
stroke
carotid artery diseases
agnosia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642017000400459&lng=en&tlng=en
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