Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes confirmed Monday that her 23-year-old son, Brentt Leakes, had suffered a stroke and congestive heart failure, according to multiple media outlets .

Shortly after TMZ first reported news of the medical emergency, Leakes took to Instagram to state that her son had been hospitalized two weeks prior and that doctors were still working to determine the cause of his condition.

It was very scary. I dont even want to go into details of what happened and how I found out and what condition he was in, she said in the since-deleted video. Obviously, a stroke is a very serious thing, and so hes struggling with speaking. ... Keep us in your prayers.

The TV personality told her social media followers that doctors had run a number of tests on her son and that the medical team caring for him are still trying to figure [it] out. Doctors suggested that he could have been born with a previously undetected heart condition, she said.

If we knew the cause, obviously they could treat the cause, she said.