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  • Title: Birth stress, autoimmune diseases, and handedness.
    Author: van Strien JW, Bouma A, Bakker DJ.
    Journal: J Clin Exp Neuropsychol; 1987 Dec; 9(6):775-80. PubMed ID: 3693534.
    Abstract:
    A large nonclinical sample of left-handed and right-handed subjects completed laterality and medical health questionnaires. The group of left-handed subjects showed a raised incidence of birth complications and learning disorders whereas no differences were found for birth order and maternal age. Left-handed and right-handed subjects showed similar incidences of autoimmune diseases, allergies, migraine, and stuttering. These results suggest that an association between early pathology and left-handedness may be found in a subset of the nonclinical left-handed population. The underlying pathological influence seems to manifest itself in pregnancy and birth complications rather than in immune disorders.
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