Gerstmann's syndrome

Japanese: Gerstmann's syndrome(英語表記)Gerstmannssyndrome
Gerstmann's syndrome

...Aphasia is caused by damage to the patient's dominant cerebral hemisphere (the left side in the case of right-handed people) and is divided into sensory aphasia (where language comprehension is primarily impaired) and motor aphasia (where language comprehension is preserved but the ability to express one's own language is primarily impaired). Damage to the parietal lobe of the dominant hemisphere also causes Gerstmann's syndrome (fingers agnosia, left-right agnosia, dyscalculia, and writing disorders). In addition, damage to the corpus callosum, which connects the left and right hemispheres, can result in a unique clinical picture known as disconnection syndrome. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gerstmann's syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…失語は患者の優位大脳半球(右利きの人の場合は左側)の障害によって生じ,感覚性失語(言語理解が主として障害されるもの),運動性失語(言語理解は保たれているが自分の言語を表出する機能が主として障害されるもの)などに分けられる。また優位半球の頭頂葉の障害によりゲルストマン症候群Gerstmann’s syndrome(手指失認,左右失認,計算障害,書字障害)が生ずる。そのほか左右の半球を連結している脳梁が障害されると,離断症候群という特有の病像を呈する。…

※「Gerstmann's syndrome」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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