J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 13:96-100, February 2001
© 2001 American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
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Ventricular Enlargement in Adults With Profound Mental Retardation Who Demonstrate Violent/Destructive Behaviors
Philip B. May, Jr., M.D.,
Kevin DeMarco, M.D.,
Eric B. London, M.D.,
Robert Thompson, M.A.,
Terri L. Mento, A.B.,
Leonard Buscemi, Ph.D. and
Ronald Cody, Ed.D.
Received September 27, 1999; revised March 14, 2000; accepted March 31, 2000. From UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Clinton, New Jersey. Address correspondence to Dr. May, Hunterdon Developmental Center, P.O. Box 4003, Clinton, NJ 08809. E-mail: maypb{at}umdnj.edu
ABSTRACT
The authors determined brain ventricular size (ventricular brain ratio [VBR]) in 39 ambulatory adult mentally retarded individuals who did or did not require psychotropic medication for violent/destructive behavior. The mean VBR of mentally retarded patients who required psychotropic medication was significantly greater than the VBR of those who did not require such medication.
Key Words: Mental Retardation • Ventricular Brain Ratio • Violence; see also Aggression
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