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MeSH Heading: Functional Laterality
Tree Number(s): F02.830.297.425; G11.561.225.425
Unique ID: D007839
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007839
Annotation: restrict to neurological & psychological sense; sidedness or laterality of disease, index the disease with /‌pathol or /‌physiopathol; for unilateral or bilateral surgery, index the surgical technique with /‌methods if pertinent
Scope Note: Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot.
Entry Term(s): Ambidexterity; Behavioral Laterality; Handedness; Laterality of Motor Control; Mirror Writing
See Also: Split-Brain Procedure
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see LATERALITY 1966-2006; for AMBIDEXTERITY see LATERALITY 1966-1974; for MIRROR WRITING see DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL 1976-2006 & HANDWRITING 1963-1975
History Note: 2007(1966); for MIRROR WRITING use DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL 1976-2006 & HANDWRITING 1963-1975
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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