Bruce Willis‘ family has announced he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD). The Mayo Clinic provides the following definition for Bruce‘s condition: “Frontotemporal dementia is an umbrella term for a group of brain disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
These areas of the brain are generally associated with personality, behavior and language. In frontotemporal dementia, portions of these lobes shrink (atrophy).
Signs and symptoms vary, depending on which part of the brain is affected. Some people with frontotemporal dementia have dramatic changes in their personalities and become socially inappropriate, impulsive or emotionally indifferent, while others lose the ability to use language properly.” Keep reading to find out more… The 67-year-old actor’s family is providing an update for his fans after announcing he had been suffering from aphasia last year, a condition that impacts communication skills.
They wrote in a statement, published on the The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration website, “As a family, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce over the past ten months.
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