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Gerstmann's Syndrome: Brain defect causing various cognitive problems. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gerstmann's Syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Gerstmann's Syndrome: In adults, many of the symptoms diminish over time. Although it has been suggested that in children symptoms may diminish over time, it appears likely that most children probably do not overcome their deficits, but learn to adjust to them. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Gerstmann's Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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Gerstmann's syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by four primary symptoms: a writing disability (agraphia or dysgraphia), a lack of understanding of the rules for calculation or arithmetic (acalculia or dyscalculia), an inability to distinguish right from left, and an inability to identify fingers (finger agnosia). The disorder should not be confused with Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Gerstmann's Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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