"Most healthy people have no issues telling left from right, but for some people (about 15 percent), left-right confusion is a somewhat common experience in their everyday lives. Common situations in which people confuse left and right every now and then include giving instructions about directions to somebody else who is driving a car, moving the wrong foot during dancing, or taking the wrong direction when hiking."
"focused on systematically assessing the scientific literature on left-right confusion in psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurological diseases and disorders (Disclaimer: I am one of the authors of the publication). The study was a so-called systematic review, a specific type of scientific article in which published research studies relevant to answering a question are identified using clearly defined search criteria for scientific databases."
Left-right confusion affects about 15 percent of people, causing occasional errors in giving directions, dancing, or hiking. Situations of confusion include instructing drivers, moving the wrong foot in dance, and choosing the wrong hiking direction. Certain psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurological disorders show marked increases in left-right confusion. Brain damage involving the parietal lobe and Alzheimer's disease are particularly associated with elevated left-right confusion. Dyslexia also shows a higher prevalence of left-right confusion. Data from 20 original research studies were analyzed and integrated to identify specific diseases and disorders linked to increased left-right confusion.
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