Smith J
University of York, Department of Psychology, Heslington, U.K.
Neuropsychologia. 1987;25(4):665-74. doi: 10.1016/0028-3932(87)90057-1.
It has been postulated that anomalous cerebral dominance is associated with disorders of the immune system and increased incidence of autoimmune diseases has been reported in left-handed individuals. In this study, 313 patients attending an allergy clinic were assessed for left- and right-handedness, using the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory. The results were compared to those in 350 age- and sex-matched control individuals. It was found that significantly more (P less than 0.02) left-handers than right-handers attended the clinic. Among atopic patients in general, patients with IgE-mediated symptoms, patients with urticaria and patients with eczema, there was a highly significant increase in left-handers (P less than 0.005). The results are discussed in terms of dominance.
据推测，大脑优势异常与免疫系统紊乱有关，并且有报道称左撇子人群自身免疫性疾病的发病率增加。在本研究中，使用爱丁堡利手问卷对313名就诊于过敏诊所的患者进行了利手评估。将结果与350名年龄和性别匹配的对照个体进行比较。结果发现，就诊于该诊所的左撇子明显多于右撇子（P<0.02）。在一般特应性患者、有IgE介导症状的患者、荨麻疹患者和湿疹患者中，左撇子的比例显著增加（P<0.005）。从优势方面对结果进行了讨论。
