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angular gyrus syndrome
Pathology:
1) occlusion of the posterior branch of the left middle cerebral artery
2) ischemic infarction in the left angular gyrus
Clinical manifestations:
1) alexia
2) agraphia
3) acalculia
4) anomia
5) visuospatial difficulties
Radiology:
- CT or MRI may show pathology in the left angular gyrus
Differential diagnosis:
- may mimick many features of Alzheimer's disease
Related
angular gyrus
General
vascular dementia
References
Benson et al Arch Neurol 39:616, 1982