Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, aka FTD, and had to retire from acting. Before his family publicly shared his diagnosis in 2023, they revealed in March 2022 that he had to step away from Hollywood because he was experiencing a disorder called aphasia.
Ronald Regan publicly announced his Alzheimer's diagnosis only 6 years after his presidency ended. With the announcement, he hoped to raise awareness about the disease. A country singer, guitarist, and actor, Glenn Campbell won seven Grammy Awards including the special Lifetime Achievement Award.
What star was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has, a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers says.
Which actor has a high chance of getting Alzheimer's?
He took a genetic test for Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, the Nat Geo documentary series on longevity, and it revealed that he has two copies of the gene APOE e4, which is linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The news of Bruce Willis' dementia diagnosis has shocked the entire movie world. The actor was the leading man of his generation, especially in action films, had been retired for a year due to aphasia.
Feb. 22, 2024, at 2:27 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has, a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers says.
Despite having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Tony Bennett kept the mindset of “Anything Goes.” The music legend, who died at the age of 96 on Friday, spent the last few years of his life performing while battling the disease, which his family revealed he had in 2021.
In March 2010, a then-farewell album titled Ghost on the Canvas was announced, which served as a companion to Meet Glen Campbell (2008). Following his late-2010 Alzheimer's diagnosis, Campbell embarked on a final "Goodbye Tour", with three of his children joining him in his backup band.
Alzheimer's currently has no cure and no survivors. But this will change. The first survivor of this disease is out there. The Alzheimer's Association is going to make it happen.
The Amarillo singer performed a number of his hits in front of more than 250 guests during the event at Lichfield Cathedral on Tuesday. Mr Christie, who has lived in the city for almost 20 years, revealed in January 2023 that he had been diagnosed with dementia.
Four years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Glen Campbell rarely recognizes his loved ones and can no longer play music or carry a conversation, but the country legend is still very much Glen Campbell.
A case study reported on a 19-year-old, the youngest known patient to be diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease. The teen showed a steady decline in memory and focus and medical studies found physiological markers for early onset of the disease.
A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnosed with dementia, according to a recent case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
In 2022, Bruce Willis' family released a statement saying that he had been diagnosed with aphasia (an acquired language impairment) and would no longer be acting. Ten months later, the Willis family released another statement indicating that he received a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD).
Although Nicholson has not confirmed whether he's living with any type of dementia, the social withdrawal and memory loss issues that his friends speak of do fall in line with the most common symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease.
Introduction: The five-word test (5WT) is a serial verbal memory test with semantic cuing. It is proposed to rapidly evaluate memory of aging people and has previously shown its sensitivity and its specificity in identifying patients with AD.
One famous actress who had dementia was Rita Hayworth. Hayworth became a popular actress in the 1940s and appeared in 61 movies over 37 years. In the 1960s, Hayworth began having trouble remembering her lines and continued to experience issues during the following years.
Robin Williams was not alone in his traumatic experience with Lewy body dementia. The goal to fully understand, effectively treat, and even prevent this neurological disease continues to be an active and ongoing area of research.
