Sex and handedness differences in size of cerebral ventricles of normal subjects

Erdogan A., Dane S., Aydin M., Ozdikici M., Diyarbakirli S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.114, sa.1, ss.67-73, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 114 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00207450490249428
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-73
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Sex and handedness differences in the volumes of cerebral ventricles were studied in 20 right- and 21 left-handed subjects. To assess the volumes of cerebral ventricles, Cavalieri's method was used using MRI. In right-handers, the volume of the lateral ventricle was higher in the right side than in the left side, but, in left-handers, it was higher in the left side than in the right side. The volumes of right-lateral and third ventricles were larger in right-handers than in left-handers. There were no sex related differences in terms of the volumes of right- and left-lateral, third, and fourth ventricles. These results suggest that left-handedness is an important factor reducing the sizes of all the brain ventricles.