Gerstmann's syndrome and unilateral optic ataxia in the emergency department / Síndrome de gerstmann e ataxia óptica unilateral na sala de emergência
Dement. neuropsychol
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11(4): 459-461, Oct,-Dec. 2017. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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.
RESUMO
RESUMO. Uma paciente de 75 anos e destra se apresentou à sala de emergência com quadro de simultanagnosia e ataxia óptica unilateral à direita. Além disso, a paciente tinha agrafia, acalculia, agnosia digital e desorientação direita-esquerda, compatíveis com a síndrome de Gerstmann. O presente caso destaca a ocorrência simultânea da síndrome de Gerstmann com ataxia óptica unilateral na fase aguda do acidente vascular cerebral da artéria cerebral média esquerda.
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Main subject:
Carotid Arteries
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Gerstmann Syndrome
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Stroke
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Agnosia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Dement. neuropsychol
Journal subject:
NEUROCIENCIAS
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Neurology
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Psychology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of São Paulo/BR
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