Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Aphasia, Dementia

Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Aphasia, Dementia
Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The news was confirmed by the former talk show host's medical team which noted in a press release that conditions "have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy's ...

 

What causes aphasia?
Aphasia is caused by damage to one or more of the language areas of the brain. Most often, the cause of the brain injury is a stroke. A stroke occurs when a blood clot or a leaking or burst vessel cuts off blood flow to part of the brain. Brain cells die when they do not receive their normal supply of blood, which carries oxygen and important nutrients. Other causes of brain injury are severe blows to the head, brain tumors, gunshot wounds, brain infections, and progressive neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.

 

Especially when the wound was from a M-60 machine gun.