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Ganser syndrome Syndrome of approximate (just missed) answers in clouded consciousness with features of conversion Gegenhalten Opposition of movement with the same degree of force as applied by the examiner, aka paratonia (opposite of mitgehen); seen in dementia & catatonia Gerstmann syndrome The combination of right/left discrimination, finger agnosia, agraphia, and acalculia seen in lesions of the left angular gyrus Gestural (automatism) Automatic hand gestures during seizure Gestural (praxis) Ability to carry out gestural movements Glabellar (reflex) Eyeblinks elicited by tapping mid forehead from outside field of vision Global aphasia Aphasia with nearly complete loss of language Graphesthesia Ability to recognize numbers outlined on palms or fingertips Grasp (reflex) Flexion of fingers or toes in response to stroking the palm or sole