[Habitual shoplifting in multi-infarct syndrome].
The authors report on a 59-year-old male who repeatedly had been apprehended for shoplifting. The behavior only started after he had suffered multiple ischemic strokes. The deviant behavior is explained as a consequence of frontal lobe lesions leading to behavioral disinhibition. Criminal responsibility had to be denied.
Pillmann
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Marneros
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D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013800:Theft / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
Habitueller Ladendiebstahl bei Multiinfarktsyndrom.