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Guardian: Wendy Williams 'Permanently Incapacitated'

Court document reveals celebrity's dementia has worsened

(Newser) - Former talk show host Wendy Williams' dementia has worsened to the point where she is "cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated," her legal guardian writes in new court documents, per the Los Angeles Times . Sabrina Morrissey made the revelation in a filing submitted to New York County Supreme Court...

Bruce Willis' Wife Writing Book on Caregiving

Emma Heming Willis' book is due out next year

(Newser) - The wife of Bruce Willis is working on a guide to caregiving that draws upon her experiences tending to the beloved actor, who has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Emma Heming Willis' book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2025, the AP reports. "Dementia not only affects your loved one...

Wife on Bruce Willis' Illness: He May Not Know

It's 'hard to know' if actor is aware of his dementia, says Heming Willis

(Newser) - The rest of the world knows Bruce Willis is suffering from a degenerative brain condition, but the actor himself may not be aware of it, his wife tells the Today show. It's "hard to know" if the 68-year-old Willis knows he has frontotemporal dementia , Emma Heming Willis told...

For Members of This Family, Destiny Is a Coin Flip
In This Family, Destiny
Is a Flip of the Coin
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Jul 23, 2023 4:20 PM CDT

In This Family, Destiny Is a Flip of the Coin

All have a 50-50 chance of early dementia diagnosis, as do their children

(Newser) - It was Barb, the youngest in a Pittsburgh family of nine, who first suspected something had gone genetically haywire in her family. As Robert Kolker explains in a New York Times Magazine story, she watched as her mother seemed to unravel mentally at a relatively early age, then sisters Christy...

Patti Davis: Bruce Willis' Diagnosis 'Rips Your Soul Apart'

Ronald Reagan's daughter compares his reveal on Alzheimer's to Willis family's reveal on dementia

(Newser) - Bruce Willis' recently revealed diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, a blanket term for a rare group of disorders caused by progressive nerve cell loss in the brain's frontal lobes, shocked and saddened many. One of those now reacting to the news: Patti Davis, daughter of the late Ronald and Nancy...

Dementia Clues Appear Almost a Decade Before Diagnosis
Dementia Clues Appear
Almost a Decade
Before Diagnosis
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Oct 16, 2022 4:20 PM CDT

Dementia Clues Appear Almost a Decade Before Diagnosis

Individuals showing signs of cognitive impairment could be key in treatment trials

(Newser) - Memory loss and cognitive impairment may be detectable up to nine years before an official dementia diagnosis, according to research offering some hope for early intervention. Alzheimer's and dementia are hard to treat, as diagnosis usually comes after symptoms appear, at which point it may be too late to...

Sicker Sense of Humor Could Signal Dementia

Some patients laughed at tragic events prior to diagnosis: study

(Newser) - Scientists are exploring what could be an intriguing link between a dark sense of humor and a rare form of dementia. Researchers at University College London explain that frontotemporal dementia affects the part of the brain related to personality and behavior and can cause patients to become impulsive and reckless....

Inside a Love Gutted by Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia strikes early and fast

(Newser) - A little-known form of dementia can turn sufferers into completely different people, leaving spouses and children struggling to cope with someone who's still there in body but not in mind. Frontotemporal dementia bears some similarities to Alzheimer's—but it can hit patients who are younger and it develops...

She Painted Bolero
 She Painted Bolero 
Apr 8, 2008 11:14 AM CDT

She Painted Bolero

Brain disease led Ravel to compose 'Bolero;' and a scientist to paint it

(Newser) - Struck down by a degenerative brain disease, mathematician and scientist Anne Adams lost much of her ability to do even simple scientific tasks. But the disease also unleashed a fierce artistic creativity, as her brain rewired itself to compensate for the damage. Among her work is a painting that represents...

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