Hemispheric control of the writing hand: the effect of callosotomy in a left-hander

Neurology. 1984 Jul;34(7):904-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.34.7.904.

Abstract

We report a case of a left-hander with left hemispheric language. After callosotomy, he could use the left hand to write only random letters and digits, and he became right-handed for writing. Therefore, writing by left-handers with left hemispheric language dominance may be accomplished by transcallosal transmission of the linguistic content from the left hemisphere to the right.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Corpus Callosum / physiology*
  • Corpus Callosum / surgery
  • Functional Laterality*
  • Handwriting
  • Humans
  • Male