Spotlighting Bruce Willis's condition during FTD Awareness Week
September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
CHICAGO - After first being diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, actor Bruce Willis was formally diagnosed almost a year later with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a debilitating disorder that can affect a patient's personality, socials skills and speech.
Willis's journey is common, as it takes an average of 3.6 years to get an accurate FTD diagnosis. This week ( . . .
CHICAGO - After first being diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022, actor Bruce Willis was formally diagnosed almost a year later with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a debilitating disorder that can affect a patient's personality, socials skills and speech.
Willis's journey is common, as it takes an average of 3.6 years to get an accurate FTD diagnosis. This week ( . . .