Bruce Willis.Frontotemporal madness

Bruce Willis.Frontotemporal madness.

Actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal madness, evolving from a former opinion of aphasia last spring, his family blazoned Thursday.

More specifically, Willis has frontotemporal madness, which can include aphasia, which brings challenges with speaking and writing.

Frontotemporal madness, also known as FTD, is one of several types of madness and causes whim-whams damage in the anterior and temporal lobes, which leads to a loss of function in those areas.

There are different types of frontotemporal madness. Behavioral variant frontotemporal madness causes whim-whams loss in the areas of the brain that control empathy, judgment and conduct.