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Kathleen Kirchmeier, MD; Nora Lee, MD; William J. Schwartz, MD
Department of Neurology University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave N Worcester, MA 01655

Arch Neurol. 1988;45(12):1299.

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To the Editor.

—Orientation to person, place, and time is a traditional line of inquiry on the routine mental status examination; an impaired response is commonly attributed to a generalized encephalopathy of metabolic, toxic, nutritional, infectious, or degenerative origin. However, Fisher¹ described six patients in whom acute disorientation only to place was associated with focal ischemia to the nondominant cerebral hemisphere. This observation has practical consequences, as we recently cared for a patient whose disorientation to place signaled the presence of a surgically correctable stenosis of the right internal carotid artery.

Report of a Case.

—A 68-year-old right-handed diabetic, hypertensive woman was admitted with left homonymous hemianopia. She had been followed up for a right carotid bruit and had previously under-gone transmetatarsal amputation for gangrenous ulcers of the right toes. Twelve days before admission she developed a throbbing headache and difficulty with reading, identifying her relatives by their facial appearances, and appreciating oncoming vehicles while driving. In addition to the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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