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Parietal LobeAka: Parietal Lobe Function, Cerebral Parietal Lobe
- History: Findings of pathology (e.g. Tumor)
- Receptive Aphasia
- Sensory loss
- Spatial disorientation
- Exam: Dominant
- Names fingers
- Knows left and right
- Performs calculations on paper
- Reading
- Exam: Non-Dominant
- Constructs copy of matchstick figure made by examiner
Parietal Lobe (C0030560) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | Upper central part of the cerebral hemisphere. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| MSH | D010296 |
| English | lobus parietalis, parietal cortex, Parietal Lobe, Parietal Lobe of the Brain, Parietal lobe structure, Parietal lobes |
| Spanish | estructura del lobulo parietal, lobulo parietal |
| Parent Concepts | Cerebral cortex (C0007776), Brain part (C0445620), Lobe of brain (C0228179), Cerebral hemisphere part (C1268147), Cerebral lobe (C1281952) |
| Sources | CSP, LCH, MSH, MTH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
