The holidays look different for the blended Willis family amid patriarch Bruce’s battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA). “You have to learn and adapt and make new ...
In a heartfelt family update in early 2022, Bruce Willis retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that gradually undermines one's ability to speak or understand ...
Emma Heming Willis has learned to "adapt" during the holidays following her husband, Bruce Willis's, dementia diagnosis. The 47-year-old author, who has been Bruce's carer since he was diagnosed, ...
A University of Houston researcher found that recording brain activity while a person listens to a story may help diagnose primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurodegenerative syndrome that impairs ...
A Baycrest Health Sciences researcher and clinician has developed the first group language intervention that helps individuals losing the ability to speak due to a rare form of dementia, and could ...
Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...
Impairment in language is a common finding among individuals with dementia and can be a presenting symptom, particularly in Alzheimer's dementia and primary progressive aphasia. Early recognition of ...