NeurologyTier 2Topic

Neuroanatomy of the nervous system, including recognition of the functionality of different areas of the brain

Lobar syndromes

LobeDeficit
FrontalPersonality change, disinhibition or apathy, primitive reflexes (grasp, pout, palmomental), expressive (Broca) dysphasia (dominant), contralateral hemiparesis, gaze deviation toward the lesion, gait apraxia, urinary incontinence, anosmia, reduced verbal fluency
TemporalReceptive (Wernicke) dysphasia (dominant), superior quadrantanopia ("pie in the sky"), memory impairment, complex partial seizures, auditory/olfactory hallucinations
ParietalCortical sensory loss, neglect and extinction (non-dominant), Gerstmann syndrome (dominant), inferior quadrantanopia ("pie on the floor"), apraxia, astereognosis, agraphaesthesia
OccipitalHomonymous hemianopia with macular sparing, cortical blindness (Anton syndrome - denies blindness), visual agnosia, alexia without agraphia

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