title: Correlates of left-handedness in a large sample of schizophrenic patients.
abstract: Questionnaire data concerning hand preference from the parents of 686 schizophrenic patients were used to test predictions relevant to neurodevelopmental models of schizophrenia. In line with predictions, left-handed patients (n = 94) had a more frequent history of difficult birth, more childhood cognitive and behavioural abnormalities and more persistent auditory hallucinations than did right-handed patients.
authors.affiliation: 2 Corringway, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology