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Aphasia is not a degenerative brain disease, it's the inability to properly comprehend or produce speech due to brain damage (there are different types of aphas
by patrec 4y ago
Aphasia is not a degenerative brain disease, it's the inability to properly comprehend or produce speech due to brain damage (there are different types of aphasia, with different symptoms, linked to damage in different brain regions). You can have aphasia from a localized traumatic head injury without your general intelligence being much affected or any further deterioration. Since Bruce Willis apparently does have an unspecified degenerative brain disease, that's sadly not going to be the case for him.
- cableshaft 4y ago> Aphasia is not a degenerative brain disease I have no idea if you're right about that or not, but I'll assume you are. That was just what I saw reported on a few media outlets describing his condition. And sure, media gets shit wrong all the time, so they're probably wrong about that too. I have not studied aphasia or know all of its details. The important bit is that he retired from acting shortly after the diagnosis, though. "A little over a week ago Bruce Willis confirmed his retirement from acting due to aphasia, a degenerative brain disease that affects speech and communication in general."[1] "Actor Bruce Willis has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with Aphasia a degenerative brain disease that impacts one's ability to speak"[2] [1]: https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/movies/2022/04/08/62508bc046163f1f578b4598.html https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/movies/2022/04/08/62508bc... [2]: https://en.as.com/en/2022/03/30/latest_news/1648665936_887222.html https://en.as.com/en/2022/03/30/latest_news/1648665936_88722...
- omgwtfbyobbq 4y agoI wish writers would wiki the basics of their story before publishing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia It could be aphasia from a neurodegenerative disease.