Autoimmune thyroid disease, left-handedness, and developmental dyslexia.
Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) (Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis) has been one of a number of autoimmune diseases possibly associated with left-handedness, mixed dominance, and learning disability. In the present study, 74 men with ATD were compared to 24 control men with non-ATD. An increased frequency of mixed dominance and traits suggestive of dyslexia were observed in the patients with ATD. These data are consistent with a link between the development of ATD and cerebral dominance.
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Thyroid Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
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D000328:Adult; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology