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Stewart Dies After Brain Illness

healthOctober 31, 2026·87 words·1 min read

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Stewart Dies After Brain Illness
Patrick Stewart was a famous actor. He was in "Star Trek" and "X-Men". He died on Wednesday. He was 86. His family says he had two brain illnesses. One is called Lewy body dementia.
Dementia hurts the brain. People forget things. They cannot think well. Some people see things that are not there. Moving can be hard for them.
Doctors cannot cure this illness. Medicine can help with some problems. It usually starts after age 50. The actor Robin Williams also had it. He died in 2014.
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

actorn.

a person in films or plays

diễn viênator俳優aktöractoraktorممثلacteurактёр演员배우
brainn.

the part in your head that thinks

nãocérebro脳beyincerebromózgدماغhersenenмозг大脑뇌
illnessn.

a sickness in the body

bệnhdoença病気hastalıkenfermedadchorobaمرضziekteболезнь疾病질병
dementian.

an illness that hurts the brain

chứng sa sút trí tuệdemência認知症bunamademenciademencjaالخرفdementieдеменция痴呆症치매
forgetv.

not remember

quênesquecer忘れるunutmakolvidarzapominaćينسىvergetenзабывать忘记잊다
curev.

make a sick person well

chữa khỏicurar治すtedavi etmekcurarwyleczyćيشفيgenezenизлечить治愈치료하다

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