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Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Homicide in a Historical Case

Stefano Zago, Cristina Scarpazza, Teresa Difonzo, Andrea Arighi, Dounia Hajhajate, Yvan Torrente and Giuseppe Sartori
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2021, 49 (2) 219-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200081-20
Stefano Zago
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Cristina Scarpazza
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Teresa Difonzo
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Andrea Arighi
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Dounia Hajhajate
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Yvan Torrente
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Giuseppe Sartori
Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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vol. 49 no. 2 219-227
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200081-20
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33731422

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  • Published online June 15, 2021.

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  1. Stefano Zago, PhD,
  2. Cristina Scarpazza, PhD,
  3. Teresa Difonzo, PsyD,
  4. Andrea Arighi, MD,
  5. Dounia Hajhajate, PsyD,
  6. Yvan Torrente, MD, PhD and
  7. Giuseppe Sartori, PhD
  1. Dr. Zago and Dr. Difonzo are Clinical Neuropsychologists, Neurology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Dr. Scarpazza is Assistant Professor and Dr. Sartori is Professor, Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Dr. Arighi is a neurologist, Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, and Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Dr. Hajhajate is Clinical Research Assistant, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. Dr. Torrente is Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  1. Address correspondence to: Stefano Zago, PhD. E-mail: stefano.zago{at}unimi.it.

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Stefano Zago, Cristina Scarpazza, Teresa Difonzo, Andrea Arighi, Dounia Hajhajate, Yvan Torrente, Giuseppe Sartori
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2021, 49 (2) 219-227; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200081-20

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2021, 49 (2) 219-227; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200081-20
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