title: Limb dominance and motor conduction velocity of median and ulnar nerves.
abstract: The influence of one-sided limb dominance on the muscles, bones and motor conduction velocity of median nerve has been investigated and reported. We have undertaken a more detailed study of the conduction velocity of the efferent fibres of median and ulnar nerves of both sides in 25 right-handed and an equal number of left-handed subjects of both sexes in the age group of 18-30 years. A significant correlation between "handedness" and motor nerve conduction especially in median nerve, is shown by the results in both right handers and left handers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sathiamoorthy
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sathiamoorthy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009431:Neural Conduction; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000502:physiology*