Neuropsychological sequelae of stroke as a function of handedness

Percept Mot Skills. 1991 Oct;73(2):555-62. doi: 10.2466/pms.1991.73.2.555.

Abstract

The preservation of visuospatial ability relative to verbal ability following right middle cerebral artery stroke was assessed in 19 left- and 19 right-handed male patients who were group-matched on the basis of age, education, and time elapsed since stroke. Analysis of covariance (covarying education) indicated that the left- and right-handed groups were significantly different with regard to the discrepancy between Verbal IQ and Performance IQ, with the left-handed patients showing a smaller difference than the right-handers. These results provide further evidence that sinistrality may be associated with less hemispheric specialization.

MeSH terms

  • Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / psychology*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / psychology*
  • Dominance, Cerebral*
  • Functional Laterality
  • Hemiplegia / diagnosis
  • Hemiplegia / psychology
  • Humans
  • Intelligence
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Wechsler Scales / statistics & numerical data