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Pedophilia 30 years after a traumatic brain injury

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  1. A utilitarian response implies judging actions by their ability to maximize good consequences, so that any harm to one person can be justified by a greater gain to others.

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This study was supported by Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, (Milan, Italy), Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), Ministero della Sanità (Italy), Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (Italy).

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  1. Centro Clinico per la Neurostimolazione, le Neurotecnologie ed i Disordini del Movimento, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy

    Manuela Fumagalli & Alberto Priori

  2. Dipartimento di Economia, Management e Metodi Quantitativi, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Conservatorio 7, Milan, Italy

    Gabriella Pravettoni

  3. Applied Research Unit for Cognitive and Psychological Science, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, via Ripamonti 435, Milan, Italy

    Gabriella Pravettoni

  4. Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Francesco Sforza 35, Milan, Italy

    Alberto Priori

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Fumagalli, M., Pravettoni, G. & Priori, A. Pedophilia 30 years after a traumatic brain injury. Neurol Sci 36, 481–482 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1915-1

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