Gourmand Syndrome: A Rare Eating Disorder Following Frontal Lobe Injury

Gourmand syndrome is a very rare and benign eating disorder that usually occurs six to twelve months after an injury to the frontal lobe.

Those with the disorder usually have a right hemisphere frontal or temporal brain lesion typically affecting the cortical areas, basal ganglia or limbic structures.

These people develop a new, post-injury passion for gourmet food.

There are two main aspects of gourmand syndrome: first, the fine dining habits and changes to taste, and second, an obsessive component