Left-handedness and neurotic disturbances in adult urban population

Left-handedness and neurotic disturbances in adult urban population.

INTRODUCTION Controversial results on the relationship between the left-handedness and neurotic disturbances have been obtained in so far investigations. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the link between the left-handedness and neurotic disturbances in an adult urban population. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed on 1,202 adult residents of the Stari Grad munici...

The epidemiology of left-handedness in a hospital population.

PURPOSE We evaluated the association between left-handedness (LH) and age, education, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and disease status in a case-control study of 8801 hospitalized patients with cancer and those with other conditions. METHODS Subjects were interviewed in person using a structured questionnaire that contained detailed sections of lifestyle behaviors. RESULTS The ove...

Left-Handedness

Environmental Noise and Mental Disturbances in Urban Population

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the presence of environmental noise and frequency of mental disturbances in adults. The study included 911 subjects living in the city of Niš, aged from 18 to 80 years. A questionnaire containing questions related to the psychological problems of examinees was administered. Also, the levels of noise in the streets in which the study p...

Understanding left-handedness.

BACKGROUND The human cerebrum is asymmetrical, consisting of two hemispheres with differing functions. Recent epidemiological and neurobiological research has shed new light on the development of the cerebral lateralization of motor processes, including handedness. In this article, we present these findings from a medical perspective. METHOD We selectively searched the PubMed online database ...