His family revealed last March that his aphasia had affected his cognitive abilities. The condition causes a loss of the ability to understand or express speech.
that the actor will take a break from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia or frontotemporal dementia. According to the family, his “condition has progressed.”“While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” the statement read. “FTD is a cruel disease that many of us have never heard of and can strike anyone.”
Journalist Maria Shriver expressed her “gratitude for shining a much needed light on this disease,” adding that “When people step forward it helps all of us.” , frontotemporal dementia is an “uncommon” form of the disease that causes the sufferer problems with behaviour and language.
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