Left-right temporal region asymmetry in infants and children.
Year: 1985
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Thirty-two consecutive cranial computed tomographic (CT) scans in normal infants ranging from 1 day to 3 years of age were evaluated for asymmetry of the temporal lobes as evidenced by differences in the size of the sylvian fissures. The left sylvian fissure was larger than the right in 23 of the 32 cases, which was statistically significant (p less than 0.0001). In five other cases the two sides were equal; in the four remaining cases, the right side was larger than the left. The results show that asymmetry of the temporal lobes can be demonstrated in vivo even at birth and that this asymmetry is a normal developmental difference between the two hemispheres and not secondary to an acquired abnormality.
Source: PubMed
Authors: D Seidenwurm, C R Bird, D R Enzmann, W H Marshall
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2401624712