What Suggested Stroke in Grammys Reporter Serene Branson Video?

http://bit.ly/StrokeAssess—You might not have seen CBS reporter Serene Branson's live broadcast after the Grammys on Sunday night, but it has been making its rounds online and on morning shows after some comments speculated that she had a stroke on live TV.

With that in mind, we asked local stroke expert, Dr. Dion Graybeal, Medical Director of the Baylor Stroke Program at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, what suggested that Branson might have had a stroke to those who watched the video and what you should do if you experience similar symptoms.

Branson has since received medical treatment and is doing well. In fact, Dr. Neil Martin, chief of neurosurgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, concluded that it was not a stroke after an MRI and exam of Branson. Dr. Andrew Charles, director of UCLA's Headache Research and Treatment Program, told the Los Angeles Times that Branson actually suffered "migraine aura" when she had a dysphasic language dysfunction on the air Sunday night (Source: LA TImes http://lat.ms/gPGvTE)

Here, Dr. Graybeal explains the symptoms of a stroke or a transient ischemic attack and how we can recognize when to seek medical attention.

If you are concerned about your risk of stroke, try Baylor's online Stroke Assessment tool at http://bit.ly/StrokeAssess

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[mrman3810]

@pibadar how bout its called drug addict

[whiteknight040879]

@doctormauer which is exactly what I get, I get ALL the classic symptoms of migrane with aura, very stroke like.

[haire212]

Being a clinician in neuro-rehab, definitely a left side of the brain neurological disturbance. Nothing to laugh at, let's hope it is not a pre-cursor to something even worse. Sounds like a textbook symptom of a TIA.

[doctormauer]

basilar-type migraine , a subtype of migraine with aura in the IHS classification.

[FilmTommy]

SHE IS NOT "JUST REALLY NERVOUS!!!"

I actually saw this live and immediately said to myself "Someone's getting a migraine!" As someone who suffers from the same type of migraine, I have to say this is painfully familiar and hard to watch. This is the MOST FRUSTRATING FEELING.. your brain feels "off" but you still try to get the right words out.. but all that comes out is jibberish! The worst part is, the HARDER YOU TRY, the WORSE IT GETS! It's crazy.

[MrPmj1979]

@doctormauer What is the right diagnosis, doctor?

[pibadar]

simple.. it's called stage fright.

[doctormauer]

pretty verbose for the wrong diagnosis