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    A controlled study of tryptophan and cortisol in violent offenders

    Changes in the metabolism of tryptophan, other amino acids, and steroid hormones have been implicated in aggression. We compared tryptophan, competing long amino acids (CAAs), and cortisol in serum (S) and CSF...

    H. Soderstrom, K. Blennow, A. Forsman, J. Liesivuori in Journal of Neural Transmission (2004)

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    Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders in adults with childhood onset AD/HD and/or autism spectrum disorders

    Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often display symptoms from other diagnostic categories. Exclusion criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistic...

    O. Stahlberg, H. Soderstrom, M. Rastam, C. Gillberg in Journal of Neural Transmission (2004)

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    Co–existing disorders in ADHD – implications for diagnosis and intervention

    It is only recently that “comorbidity” in ADHD has come to the forefront as one of the most important aspects of the disorder. It is agreed that, often, these problems are at least as important as ADHD in cont...

    Prof. C. Gillberg, I. C. Gillberg, P. Rasmussen in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2004)

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    Elevated triiodothyronine in psychopathy – possible physiological mechanisms

    We assessed a total range of peripheral thyroid hormone fractions, binding globulins, and thyroid-active antibodies in 37 medication-free, violent or sexual offenders, aged 17–45 years, to describe possible me...

    H. Soderstrom, A. Forsman in Journal of Neural Transmission (2004)

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    The activity in the CNS catecholaminergic systems covaries with thyroid hormone metabolism in humans

    Do the CNS monoaminergic (MA) systems regulate thyroid hormone metabolism in humans? In 23 unmedicated, male, violent offenders without signs of thyroid disease, we found positive correlations between the cate...

    R. Yhede, K. Blennow, A. Forsman, H. Soderstrom in Journal of Neural Transmission (2003)

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    CSF studies in violent offenders¶I. 5-HIAA as a negative and HVA as a positive predictor of psychopathy

    Low serotonin activity in man has been related to impulsive, self-destructive violence but not to instrumental aggression aimed at dominance. A relationship has also been suggested between aggression and high...

    H. Soderstrom, K. Blennow, A. Manhem, A. Forsman in Journal of Neural Transmission (2001)

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    CSF studies in violent offenders¶II. Blood-brain barrier dysfunction without concurrent inflammation or structure degeneration

    Cerebral dysfunction without corresponding structural pathology has been reported in brain imaging studies of violent offenders. Biochemical markers in the CSF reflect various types of CNS pathology, such as ...

    H. Soderstrom, K. Blennow, A. Manhem, A. Forsman in Journal of Neural Transmission (2001)