GERSTMANN SYNDROME

Course overview

GERSTMANN SYNDROME IS A RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER CONSISTING OF A TETRAD OF SYMPTOMS WHICH INCLUDE IMPAIRMENT IN PERFORMING CALCULATIONS (ACALCULIA), DISCRIMINATING THEIR OWN FINGERS (FINGER AGNOSIA), WRITING BY HANDS (AGRAPHIA) AND IMPAIRMENT OF DISTINGUISHING LEFT FROM RIGHT (LEFT-RIGHT DISORIENTATION). THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GERSTMANN SYNDROME AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.