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Bruce Willis and Frontotemporal Dementia | Leeds News
Bruce Willis quietly stepped away from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia — a condition that impairs speech, comprehension, and writing. But last year, his family revealed the diagnosis was upgraded to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare, aggressive form that targets personality, emotion, and communication — often striking younger people, sometimes before age 60. Early signs? Behavioral shifts, inappropriate remarks, or strange new obsessions — not memory loss. With no known cure and limited treatments, doctors focus on therapies to preserve independence. FTD’s stealthy onset…
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