Frankie Muniz Recovering After ‘Mini Stroke’
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Frankie Muniz is recovering after having a “mini stroke.” On Tuesday, the “Malcolm in the Middle Star” tweeted, “I was in the hospital last Friday. I suffered a ‘Mini Stroke’, which was not fun at all.”
The 26-year-old added, “Have to start taking care of my body! Getting old!”
He spoke to “Good Morning America” about the surreal experience. “I couldn’t say words,” he said. “I thought I was saying them! And, my fiance was looking at me like I was speaking a foreign language.”
What exactly are mini strokes? They’re tiny lapses in blood flow to the brain also known as TIAs, or transient ischemic attacks.
Mini strokes can result from blood clots or from narrowed or injured vessels that supply blood to the brain. The resulting stroke-like symptoms typically resolve after an hour or two.
While they’re not fatal, a 2011 study by Australian researchers found they can shorten your life. They also boost the risk of a full blown stroke.
Muniz put his acting career on hold shortly after “Malcolm in the Middle” ended in 2006 to focus on race car driving and music. He had a cameo in an episode of ABC’s “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23″ earlier this year.
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Posted by: Mr.Obvious | December 4, 2012, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
TIA’s are not something to trifle with.
had one (at age 56) a year ago and at first thought that I had a really bad migraine-attack.
When I could not feel or even move my left arm or leg to get out of bed, realized that this was something else, but when calling 911, I could not understand the conversation and apparently I was talking gibberish, since the 911 had to triangulate my location by cell-phone signal.
Although the immediate debilitating symptoms faded in about 3 to 4 hours, I had residual numbness and limited use on the left side of my body and impaired vision and facial control on the right side.
It took 6 months for all to subside completely, but I am definitely taking better stock of my blood-pressure levels and my health in general. Oh, that and 2 (325mg) aspirins a day plus regular check-ups with my physician.
Posted by: Corvus Rabiatus | December 4, 2012, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
I had one of these also and I thought I was in good health. I started getting paralysis on my left jaw and it moved like a ball was moving throught my veins, then I felt like passing out and if I did I knew I would DIE! so kept myself going and then lo and behold lost my speech. It lasted about 45 minutes and then nothing! I have a slight accumulation of plaques on my vein going to the right side of my brain. Doc thinks a piece broke off and this is what caused this. I am TRYING to take statins but they make me feel like I’m dying. so far I take one lo-dose asprin a day.
Posted by: Bonnie | December 4, 2012, 4:28 pm 4:28 pm
Coke will do that to a guy. Even youngsters like this. Quite snorting blow!!
Posted by: Fred | December 4, 2012, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
drugs
Posted by: timothy | December 4, 2012, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
26 yr old looks 35
Posted by: timothy | December 4, 2012, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
Strokes in young people are most commonly caused from Cocaine… He should consider laying off the blow…
Posted by: Tanya | December 4, 2012, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm
Frankie, 26 is not old. I’ve been doing gymnastics since i was 12, and I don’t think i started to feel any effects of aging until my mid-30′s. After that, I must admit, my joints started wearing-out, and the old injuries have taken their toll, but I still have the blood pressure and cholesterol levels of a very healthy 20 year old. I’m almost 50, and if it weren’t for the gray hair (I definitely have more hair, which is just luck, of course), I’d say I look younger than you. As others have mentioned, you’d better steer clear of the hard drugs (and liquor), especially cocaine, or you’re going to be the next “Dead at 27″ celebrity. With a TIA at 26, you’re on your way, buddy. You’re such a great actor, it’d be a real shame to lose you.
Posted by: DoTheFlippin'Math | December 5, 2012, 2:20 am 2:20 am