TY - JOUR PY - 2001// TI - Ventricular enlargement in adults with profound mental retardation who demonstrate violent/destructive behaviors JO - Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences A1 - May, P. B. A1 - DeMarco, K. A1 - London, E. B. A1 - Thompson, Ricardo A1 - Mento, T. L. A1 - Buscemi, L. A1 - Cody, R. SP - 96 EP - 100 VL - 13 IS - 1 N2 - 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.
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