CHICAGO -- It would be easy to think of Bruce Willis as indestructible; that is, after all, the image the movie star cultivated for so many years on the big screen. So it was a shock to many when ...

HOUSTON — The announcement that Hollywood icon Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting due to being diagnosed with aphasia has shed light on the medical condition. According to the Mayo Clinic, ...

Share on Pinterest The family of Bruce Willis announced that the actor was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that can affect speech and cognition. Dave J Hogan/Getty Images The family of Bruce ...

Aphasia is a communication disorder that makes it hard to use words. It can affect your speech, writing, and ability to understand language. Aphasia results from damage or injury to parts of the brain ...

The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) is a leader in understanding and helping patients recover from stroke-related aphasia. The disorder is most known for ...

Bruce Willis has said he will be "stepping away" from his acting career due to health issues. The US actor has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that has affected his cognitive ...

Imagine for a moment being trapped in your own mind. Unable to form words, unable to understand others. Unable to successfully have your most basic needs met. For individuals with aphasia, this is how ...

Stroke and brain injury manifest in several ways, sometimes obviously – in difficulty enunciating words or retrieving them in conversation – sometimes subtly. My mother’s stroke left her with pure ...

On March 30, Emma Willis–the wife of Bruce Willis–wrote a post on Instagram on behalf of her husband. She announced that Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia. He had begun to lose his ability to ...