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G. D. Schott, MD, FRCP; J. M. Schott, MD, MRCP

Arch Neurol. 2004;61:1849-1851.

This minireview concerns a new observation on mirror writing. An uncommon form of writing, mirror writing is seen among healthy individuals, but it can also follow a variety of neurological diseases; it is nearly always carried out with the left hand and is more easily undertaken by left-handers. We have found that a particularly high prevalence of left-handed mirror writing has been reported among those whose native languages are traditionally written in a leftward direction, including Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew. Innate left-handers and those whose languages are written leftward thus share an unusual facility for left-handed mirror writing, an observation that may have implications for understanding hemisphere specialization in relation to handedness.

Author Affiliations: The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Dr G. D. Schott) and the Dementia Research Centre, Institute of Neurology (Dr J. M. Schott), London, England.

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