Reconsidering the Relationship Between Hand Preference and Cerebral Vascular Dominance: A Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography Study

Bulbul N. G., Demir S., Ozkan S., SAMANCI C., Atmaca M. M., Celik D., ...More

NEUROLOGY INDIA, vol.70, no.2, pp.579-583, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0028-3886.344677
  • Journal Name: NEUROLOGY INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.579-583
  • Keywords: Cerebral dominance, computed tomography angiography, hand preference, internal carotid artery, vertebral artery, INTERNAL CAROTID-ARTERY, BLOOD-FLOW, HANDEDNESS, ASYMMETRY, SEGMENTS
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: To date, it has been suggested that there may be many genetic, environmental, and vascular factors that affect hand preference. In previous studies evaluating the relationship between cerebral dominance and hand preference, carotid and vertebral artery (VA) Doppler ultrasonography (USG) was generally preferred; and these studies only measured VA diameters. Unlike other studies, we aimed to reevaluate the relationship between hand preference and cerebral vascular dominance by measuring VA and internal carotid artery (ICA) diameters. In addition, we used carotid and VA computed tomography (CT) angiography instead of Doppler USG.