'Miserable!' Frankie Muniz suffers second mini stroke 'almost a year to the day' of his first

By Lizzie Smith

Published: 13:52 EST, 26 November 2013 | Updated: 16:29 EST, 26 November 2013

Frankie Muniz has suffered a second mini stroke, he revealed on Twitter.

The 27-year-old former Malcolm In The Middle star described himself as 'miserable' as he broke the news to fans.

'Almost a year to the day, I experienced another mini stroke,' he wrote. 'Hopefully that will be the last. Miserable.'

'Miserable': Frankie Muniz, pictured with fiance Elycia Marie Turnbow in July, has suffered a second mini stroke

'Miserable': Frankie Muniz, pictured with fiance Elycia Marie Turnbow in July, has suffered a second mini stroke


Frankie was just 26 when he suffered his first stroke last year and later recounted the horrifying experience.

'I couldn't say words,' he told Good Morning America. 'I thought I was saying them!

'My fiancee was looking at me like I was speaking a foreign language.

'Please be OK' This picture of Frankie Muniz taken after his 'mini stroke' was Tweeted by his girlfriend Elycia Marie

First stroke: Frankie Muniz after his 'mini stroke' in 2012 in a tweet by Elycia Mari, who wrote 'please be ok'

On that occasion Frankie became aware of the medical emergency when he lost vision in one eye - while riding his motorbike.

WHAT IS A MINI STROKE?

A mini stroke is medically known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA).

A TIA is a sign that part of the brain isn't getting enough blood.

One in ten people who suffer a TIA go on to have a stroke within a week if they remain untreated, British charity the Stroke Association says.

'I can't get a deep breath in,' he said, adding, 'I'm still trying to make sense of it, but happy I'm alive.' 

Mini strokes happen to less than 10per cent of under 45s, and Frankie has said he does not drink, do drugs and has never had a cigarette.

The former child star played the title role in Malcolm In The Middle, the story of a boy genius and his dysfunctional family.

He put his acting career on hold to pursue dreams of becoming a race car driver in 2008 and currently plays the drums for his band, You Hang Up.

He has been engaged to his longtime girlfriend, publicist Elycia Marie Turnbow since October 2011.

New life: Fromer child star Frankie is now a member of a band, Kingsfoil

New life: Fromer child star Frankie is now a member of a band, Kingsfoil

Child star: Muniz (center) in Malcolm in the Middle in 2000

Child star: Muniz (center) in Malcolm in the Middle in 2000


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