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The behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is the most common of the diseases of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Psychiatric manifestations are common, often precede cognitive manifestations, and can result in misdiagnosis. Timely and accurate diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders benefits individuals with the disorders and their families and is recommended as part of high‐quality health care. A diagnosis leads to evaluation for reversible causes, guides the selection of appropriate treatments, allows individuals and families to access supportive interventions, and focuses on plans for future care needs. Prevalence data are limited by misdiagnosis, with many patients misclassified with other psychiatric diagnoses. We will describe characteristics of the clinical presentation for a diverse and under-represented Latin American population, all who eventually were diagnosed with probable bvFTD, and finally we will provide recommendations to distinguish behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia from psychiatric disorders.