Migraine in left-handed

April 8, 2008

For many years migraines have been thought to occur more often in left-handed people, but a new study from Germany disputes this theory. A recent study published in journal Cephalalgia looked at 100 people with migraines and 100 controls and also reviewed five similar studies and found no difference in the incidence of migraines in left-handed and right-handed people. This has been the observation at our headache clinic as well.

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Alexander Mauskop, MD
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