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  • Title: Pathological left-handedness. Left-handedness correlatives in adult epileptics.
    Author: Dellatolas G, Luciani S, Castresana A, Rémy C, Jallon P, Laplane D, Bancaud J.
    Journal: Brain; 1993 Dec; 116 ( Pt 6)():1565-74. PubMed ID: 8293288.
    Abstract:
    Factors associated with left-handedness were examined in a large sample of adults who suffered with epileptic seizures (n = 446) in an attempt to delineate the concept of pathological left-handedness. Three main pathological factors were found associated with left-handedness: (i) right-hemiparesis of early onset; (ii) cognitive deficit; (iii) evidence of left-hemisphere disease on clinical examination. Familial sinistrality was also associated with left-handedness, independently of the above-mentioned pathological factors. Results support a clear-cut distinction between normal and pathological left-handedness. This distinction seems presently important for the evaluation of the great number of anomalies proposed to be associated with left-handedness.
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