LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

Authors
HERING R ACHIRON A MELAMED E
Citation
R. Hering et al., LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS, Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and behavioral neurology, 7(4), 1994, pp. 295-298
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and behavioral neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0894878X
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
295 - 298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-878X(1994)7:4<295:LAM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Conflicting evidence exists regarding the association between left-han dedness and autoimmune disorders. Although the etiology of multiple sc lerosis is unknown, it is commonly believed to be an automimmune disea se. We compared handedness in 127 multiple sclerosis patients and age- and sex-matched controls. No significant differences were observed. T his study failed to support the association between multiple sclerosis , an autoimmune disease, and left-handedness.