After retiring from acting due to aphasia, disease affects the ability to communicate, read or write, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. His family has issued a statement in this regard, making the situation known, since they feel grateful to the public who have expressed their good wishes towards the family and shown concern for the protagonist of ‘The fifth element‘. After the shocking news, people have begun to ask what is the hope of life has a person with frontotemporal dementia? We will talk more about this below disease.
The family of Bruce Willis has explained that communication difficulties are only a symptom of the disease suffering. They also recognized that they are going through a very painful situation, but at the same time they feel a little relieved to finally have a clear diagnosis. According to the frontotemporal dementia have been referred to as “cruel“There are currently “no treatments”, although they are hopeful that medicine can advance in the coming years. They insist, in this way, that it needs “much more awareness and research”.
What is the life expectancy of a person with frontotemporal dementia?
The frontotemporal dementia is a disease caused by a group of disorders that over time damage the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These damages cause alterations in thought and also in behavior. Symptoms can include unusual behaviors, emotional problems, difficulty communicating, reading, writing, and problems walking.
This is a group of somewhat frequent brain disorders known as frontotemporal disorders and tends to occur at an earlier age than other dementias, since it usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 64, mostly in those who suffer from this disease. The frontotemporal dementia It is progressive, meaning the symptoms worsen over time.
Some people live more than 10 years after being diagnosed, while others live less than 2 years after being diagnosed. With the timeit is possible that a high degree of care is needed, such as 24-hour care, according to the web portal alzheimers.gov
Some signs and symptoms of frontotemporal dementia, disease suffering Bruce WillisThey can vary depending on the person, even the order in which they appear is usually different in all cases. Changes in the frontal lobe of the brain cause behavioral symptoms and movement symptoms. Changes in the temporal lobe generate changes in language and emotions.