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. 2017 Apr;7(2):102-103.
doi: 10.1177/1941874416663282. Epub 2016 Aug 20.

Gerstmann Syndrome in a Patient With Aggressive Mucormycosis

Christoph Stretz  1 , Amanda Mook  2 , Janhavi M Modak  3 , Jose M Rodriguez  4 , Amre M Nouh  2
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Gerstmann Syndrome in a Patient With Aggressive Mucormycosis

Christoph Stretz et al. Neurohospitalist. 2017 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Gerstmann syndrome; carotid stenosis; central nervous system fungal infections; stroke.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; A and B) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the head (C). Axial diffusion-weighted imaging (A) and automated-diffusion coefficient (B) MRI and coronal view of the cervical, petrous, cavernous, and supraclinoid segments of the internal carotid artery on CTA of the head (C).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Pathology specimen—left sphenoid sinus biopsy. Hemorrhage and acute inflammatory cells with intervening aseptate fungal hyphae consistent with Rhizomucor species by immunostain.
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