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An unusual case of acquired pedophilic behavior following compression of orbitofrontal cortex and hypothalamus by a Clivus Chordoma

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    1. Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Via Venezia n 8, 35131, Padua, PD, Italy

      Giuseppe Sartori, Cristina Scarpazza & Sara Codognotto

    2. Department of Psychosis Studies, King’s College Health Partners, King’s College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK

      Cristina Scarpazza

    3. Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

      Pietro Pietrini

    4. Clinical Psychology Branch, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

      Pietro Pietrini

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    Sartori, G., Scarpazza, C., Codognotto, S. et al. An unusual case of acquired pedophilic behavior following compression of orbitofrontal cortex and hypothalamus by a Clivus Chordoma . J Neurol 263, 1454–1455 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8143-y

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