Right hemiplegia and spatial neglect with apraxia and agraphia without aphasia in a right-handed patient
Lanoe, Y.; Liger, C.; Fabry, B.; Lanoe, A.; Sahloul, M.R.; Benoit, T.; Ghnassia, R.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 146(5): 368-371
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 2371472 Document Number: 354361
A 65-year-old right-handed woman was admitted after the sudden onset of a right dense hemiplegia. C.T. showed a large left infarction in the middle cerebral artery territory. There was a slight anosognosia and neglect of the right space without confusion. She had aprosodia but no aphasia. On the other hand, there was a severe apraxia and all the components of Gerstmann's syndrome were present. This suggests an unusual scattering of hemispheric functional dominances.