Cerebral Infarction
Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)
Unusual Signs of Dominant Hemisphere Damage
Apraxia: see Chapter 2.
Gerstmann syndrome: agraphia, acalculia, left-right confusion, finger agnosia; infarct of angular or supramarginal gyrus.
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Unusual Signs of Nondominant Hemisphere Damage
Hemineglect: patient ignores contralateral half of external space or own body, sometimes denies hemiplegia on that side (anosognosia), or cannot recognize affected limb as one’s own (asomatognosia); usually parietal lobe lesion.
Altered spatial perception: difficulty copying simple diagrams (constructional apraxia), interpreting maps or maintaining physical orientation (topographagnosia), putting on clothing (dressing apraxia); convexity lesions, especially parietal.Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel
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