Frankie Muniz
- Disease: Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Frankie Muniz is an American actor, race-car driver and musician who starred in Malcolm in the Middle, Deuces Wild (2002), Big Fat Liar (2002), Agent Cody Banks (2003), and Racing Stripes (2005). He is the recipient of an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations.
He said that he suffered a total of nine sports related concussions as a child and during his car racing career. Doctors told him that these concussions led to more than 15 transient ischemic attacks. These temporary brain clots also affected his memory, because he couldn’t remember a few memories of his past. “I’m not looking for sympathy or anyone to care about it. This is my life and I’ve moved forward. It doesn’t stop me from being anywhere I want to be,” he added during an interview.
About this disease: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary episode of neurological dysfunction caused by the sudden interruption of arterial blood supply to a transient area of ​​the brain that doesn’t cause permanent brain damage. The symptoms are similar to those of a stroke, but the difference is that TIA only causes a temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain, with a short duration of the presence of neurological symptoms (less than 24 hours), without causing brain tissue damage.
The risk of stroke in patients who have suffered a transient ischemic attack is very high, especially immediately after the event. According to health experts, some risk factors can be controlled by yourself, such as your lifestyle, but others can’t, such as your family history, age, gender and so on.
