Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia…

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Frontotemporal Dementia is a gradual loss of brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and develops over a period for many years before the symptoms start to show. The disease has brought in focus after Hollywood star…

Bruce Willis will gradually deteriorate as dementia robs him of complex language and shifts his personality, doctors have warned.The 67-year-old Die Hard star's family revealed yesterday that he had frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a…

Nearly a year after announcing his battle with aphasia, Bruce Willis’ family disclosed last week that the 67-year-old actor has been diagnosed with one of the rare forms of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).…

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Topline Here’s what to know about the progressive brain condition frontotemporal dementia—which actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with —which experts say shortens life expectancy to up to 13 years. Bruce Willis attends the Comedy Central…

It's the cruel, memory-robbing disease that blights the lives of millions of people across the world.Yet charities claim not enough is being done to teach society about the potential warning signs of dementia.With legendary Hollywood actor…

Bruce Willis' functions will get "worse and worse" as his frontotemporal dementia continues to advance, CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus told "CBS Mornings." "This is a progressive disorder ... He won't be able to do many…

Bruce Willis has been given a second devastating diagnosis less than a year after it emerged he had an untreatable brain disorder. The legendary actor, 67, has been told he has frontotemporal dementia (FTD) - an uncommon type of the disease…