Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is characterized by a decline in social skills, emotions, personal conduct and self-awareness, that is indicative of frontal lobe degeneration. Facundo Manes and colleagues report on a case of a patient presenting with pathological gambling who went on to develop the typical syndrome of bvFTD. The authors discuss the importance of recognizing symptoms of bvFTD and raise issues about the legal implications of the diagnosis.
- Facundo F. Manes
- Teresa Torralva
- John R. Hodges
