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Bruce Willis is one of the most iconic movie stars and action heroes of all time. While best known for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series, the actor also earned acclaim for roles in films like Pulp Fiction,12 Monkeys, danIndra keenam. Now 67, Willis is stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with a serious cognitive condition. Read on to learn more about the symptoms and prognosis of aphasia, and why Willis has been forced to retire.

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In an Instagram post on March 30, Rumer Willis—the daughter of Bruce Willis and actor Demi Moore—posted an update on her father's health and career. "To Bruce's amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities," Rumer wrote. "As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him."

While the post does not include further details on Willis' health or prognosis, it goes on to say, "This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support. We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him."

The statement is credited to the entire Willis-Moore family: Emma, Demi, Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel, and Evelyn.

So, what is aphasia? According to the Cleveland Clinic, aphasia is a disorder that inhibits the brain's ability to process language, meaning the person suffering from the condition often has trouble speaking and understanding other people's speech. That having been said, aphasia can manifest in a number of different ways, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe.

Per the Cleveland Clinic, "Some people with aphasia have difficulty in only one area of communication, such as trouble putting words together into meaningful sentences, trouble reading, or difficulty understanding what others are saying. More commonly, people with aphasia are limited in more than one communication area. Nearly all patients with aphasia have word-finding difficulties—that is, coming up with the correct name of persons, places, things, or events."

The Mayo Clinic provides a list of the signs of aphasia to look out for on its website. A person with aphasia might "speak in short or incomplete sentences, speak in sentences that don't make sense, substitute one word for another or one sound for another, speak unrecognizable words, not understand other people's conversation, [and] write sentences that don't make sense."

More specifically, the Cleveland Clinic notes there are subtler symptoms to look out for, such as mixing up sounds for words (they use the example of "wog dalker" instead of "dog walker") and leaving out small articles and prepositions (like "the" and "and") when speaking.

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As the Cleveland Clinic explains, aphasia is typically brought on by a stroke. Per the American Stroke Association, aphasia is "most often caused by strokes in the left side of the brain that control speech and language." Aphasia is often regarded as one of the first signs of a stroke, and according to WebMD, 1 in 3 people have trouble with language after having a stroke.

Aphasia can also be caused by a head injury, the Cleveland Clinic notes, or as the result of cognitive decline from a brain tumor, brain surgery, or a neurological disorder like dementia. A 2018 study published in the journal Materia Sociomedica menemukan bahwa, "Language difficulties are a major problem for most patients with dementia, especially as the disease progresses and goes from moderate to severe stage. Early signs that communication of a person with dementia is affected are the difficulties of word finding, especially when naming people or objects."

The Alzheimer's Society says that the condition often manifests in patients putting words in the wrong order or using words that don't make sense, which are typical forms of aphasia.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB.

Keluarga Willis belum mengatakan apa yang menyebabkan afasia Bruce Willis, hanya bahwa kondisinya sekarang "berdampak pada kemampuan kognitifnya."

Pemulihan dari afasia tergantung pada sejumlah faktor, termasuk penyebab kondisi tersebut. Sebagai perusahaan teknologi bahasa Lingraphica menjelaskan, "setiap orang berbeda. Beberapa orang akan memilikiPemulihan total. Beberapa orang kebanyakan pulih, tetapi masih sulit untuk memikirkan kata yang tepat. Orang lain akan selalu memiliki afasia tetapi dapat terus membaik. Berita baiknya adalah orang-orang dapat terus membaik selama bertahun-tahun setelah mereka mendapatkan afasia. "

Menurut Klinik Cleveland, prognosis untuk pemulihan dari afasia memiliki banyak hubungan dengan penyebab dan tingkat cedera otak, bersama dengan usia dan kesehatan pasien secara umum. Jika afasia disebabkan oleh stroke - seperti yang paling sering terjadi - "Terkadang kemampuan bahasa kembali normal dalam beberapa jam atau berhari-hari," tetapi yang lain menderita karena kesulitan bahasa dengan berbagai derajat untuk sisa hidup mereka.

Sayangnya, jika afasia disebabkan oleh kondisi neurologis seperti demensia, kondisinya tidak akan pernah membaik. "Keterampilan bahasa dan komunikasi akan terus menurun seiring waktu," kata Klinik Cleveland. "Tidak ada obat untuk demensia. Pengobatan yang disetujui saat ini hanya memperlambat perkembangan gejala."

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