Bruce Willis' family announced Thursday that he has rare frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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No treatment exists for frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

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In March, Willis's family announced his retirement due to aphasia.

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“We now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia,” Willis's family remarked.

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FTD is a horrible disease that many of us have never heard of and may affect anyone.

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Neurologists answered our questions regarding the disorder, its causes, symptoms, effects, and risks.

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Bruce Willis and his family to speak up about this, because there's still so much shame involved with any sort of dementia.”

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