Actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. Here's what to know about the disease

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Actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. Here's what to know about the disease
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Willis' family announced Thursday that his previous diagnosis of aphasia has progressed to frontotemporal dementia. The disease can cause issues with speaking and writing.

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