Cavum septum pellucidum and psychopathy

: Toivonen P, Könönen M, Niskanen E, Vaurio O, Repo-Tiihonen E, Seppänen A, Aronen HJ, Vanninen R, Tiihonen J, Laakso MP

: 2013

: British Journal of Psychiatry

: Br J Psychiatry

: 2

: 203

: 2

: 152

: 153

: 2

: 0007-1250

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.123844

The presence of cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) has been reported to be a neurodevelopmental marker of psychopathy. We scanned 26 violent offenders and 25 controls; 2 offenders and 2 controls had CSP (8% in both groups). Thus, the presence of CSP is not a common or a unique feature of antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy.