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Sergio Della Sala, MD, PhD
Veruno, Italy

Hans Spinnler, MD
Third Neurological Department University of Milan S Paolo Hospital Via di Rudini 8 20142 Milan, Italy

Arch Neurol. 1994;51(5):448-450.

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Finger agnosia (FA) may be broadly defined as a finger recognition deficit.^1,2 Bilateral FA has been described in association with right-left disorientation, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia as the core of Gerstmann's syndrome.³ Although considerable skepticism has been expressed with regard to this association,^4,5 it has recently received renewed attention in modern neurology textbooks⁶ as well as in the literature.⁷

The existence of FA as an isolated phenomenon, not depending on other disorders such as sensory defects,⁸ autotopagnosia,⁹ aphasia,¹⁰ general mental impairment,¹¹ or spatial disorientation,¹² is worth reporting since the debate as to whether FA canbe a "primary" deficit^2,13,14 is still open.¹⁵

The issue has been recently reappraised⁷ following the demonstration that stimulation of specific cortical areas can elicit FA, unaccompanied by other defects.¹⁶

A 52-year-old right-handed housewife with 5 years of education suffered a sudden, isolated, complete . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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