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. 1981 May;44(5):430–432. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.44.5.430

Pure agraphia and unilateral optic ataxia associated with a left superior parietal lobule lesion

S H Auerbach 1,2, M P Alexander 1,2
PMCID: PMC490988  PMID: 7264690

Abstract

Impairment in visually guided reaching and pure agraphia are described in a patient with a left superior parietal embolic infarction. Identification of these disorders required specific but simple test procedures. Both disorders may reflect disruption of specific integrative functions of the superior parietal lobule.

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