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[Increased right hemisphere activation dominance in bronchial asthma]
G Szendi1, Z Kaszab, S Szedmák
1Semmelweis Orvostudományi Egyetem, Budapest, Magatartástudományi Intézet.
Abstract:
In our study 16 patients suffering in asthma bronchiale were compared with 16 healthy controls in relating to hemispherical activational dominance assessed by the analysing of electrodermal response features. In accordance with others' findings our results show that the asthmatic patients' group as a whole have more activated right hemisphere compared to the controls' group. In the present issue the possible pathogenic role of the right hemisphere in asthma bronchiale is reviewed and the risk factors which during pregnancy increase the risk of the siblings to become atopic are discussed.
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