Cavum septum pellucidum and psychopathy.
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چکیده
The presence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) has been reported to be a neurodevelopmental marker of psychopathy. We scanned 26 violent offenders and 25 controls; 2 offenders and 2 controls had CSP (8% in both groups). Thus, the presence of CSP is not a common or a unique feature of antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 203 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013