TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Misidentified political figures: an underappreciated danger JO - Journal of forensic sciences A1 - Silva, J. A. A1 - Leong, G. B. A1 - Weinstock, R. A1 - Ferrari, M. M. SP - 1170 EP - 1178 VL - 36 IS - 4 N2 - A series of twelve patients is presented in which each patient suffered from one or more misidentification syndromes and also misidentified one or more political figures. The fact that misidentification syndromes have been associated with physical violence and that the majority of the patients studied had a history of physical violence suggests that these individuals could pose a significant danger of physical harm to others, including political figures. Persons who threaten political figures should be evaluated for misidentification syndromes.
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