It is most characteristic of frontotemporal dementia, where the parts of the brain governing social judgement are affected first, but it occurs in other dementias later on.
It is not a change in the person's values. It is the loss of the brake.
Why it matters
Families often feel shame about this one; knowing it is a brain change, not character, is the beginning of coping with it.
Sources
Where to check this, and where to read more. All external and all authoritative.
- Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
- National Institute on Aging: What is frontotemporal dementia?
Disinhibition where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
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