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"It's a really great case," the neurology resident said. "Gerstmann's syndrome." I was a third-year medical student, and neurology was my first clinical rotation. The resident listed the four findings associated with the disorder: agraphia, right–left disorientation, finger agnosia, and acalculia. "Due to a tumor in the parietal lobe," he explained.

We entered the patient's room. A disheveled man in a hospital gown looked at us uncertainly. The resident had the man attempt a series of tasks and maneuvers demonstrating all the elements of the syndrome's tetrad.

"What a great case," I said as we left. The resident smiled.

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From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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