Smith S M, Honigsberger L, Smith C A
Br Med J. 1973 Jul 7;3(5870):20-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5870.20.
Out of 35 parents who battered their children eight had an abnormal E.E.G. All of these were found to be psychopathic, of low intelligence, and to be persistent batterers. The presence of an abnormal E.E.G. strongly suggests that some baby batterers are more closely related to those who commit acts of violence and that taken as a whole they are not a homogenous group about whom it is safe to generalize. The possibility of a separate subgroup among baby batterers, therefore, needs close attention.
在35名虐待孩子的父母中，有8人的脑电图异常。所有这些人都被发现患有精神疾病、智力低下，且是持续性施虐者。脑电图异常强烈表明，一些虐待婴儿的人与实施暴力行为的人关系更为密切，而且总体而言，他们并非一个可以一概而论的同质群体。因此，虐待婴儿者中存在一个单独亚组的可能性需要密切关注。
