Hormones and handedness: Left-hand bias in female congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients

R. Nass; S. Baker; P. Speiser; R. Virdis; A. Balsamo; E. Cacciari; A. Loche; M. Dumic; M. New

doi:10.1212/wnl.37.4.711

Hormones and handedness: Left-hand bias in female congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients

R. Nass, S. Baker, P. Speiser, R. Virdis, A. Balsamo, E. Cacciari, A. Loche, M. Dumic, M. New

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An excess of left-handers among males has been attributed to early androgen exposure. This theory was supported by our observation that girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) are more left-biased than their normal sisters. Male CAH patients, with prenatal androgen exposure similar to that of unaffected brothers, had typical male-handedness patterns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	711-715
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurology
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.37.4.711
State	Published - Apr 1987
Externally published	Yes

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