US action star Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with an untreatable form of dementia.
LOS ANGELES - US action star Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with an untreatable form of dementia.
This has been revealed by his family.
The A-lister retired from acting less than a year ago because of growing cognitive difficulties.
He stepped away from Hollywood in March and has been out of the limelight since then.
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At the time he was diagnosed with Aphasia which affects cognitive abilities.
Now, the 67-year-old 'Die Hard' star has received a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
The condition causes the loss of ability to understand or express speech.