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CBS reporter speaks gibberish on-air; may have suffered stroke (video)

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CBS Los Angeles reporter Serene Branson had what appeared to be a meltdown during a telecast from the Grammys last night.
Just after anchors went to her, she began slurring her words and making no sense.
Branson was taken to the hospital to determine whether she had a stroke, according to multiple reports.


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I hope she is okay, I do. But dear me... that is the funniest **** I've ever seen a Reporter do on air.

But one other report said she was checked out at the scene and sent home with a friend.
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I don't know about a stroke, but she sounded nervous and could never catch up with what she was trying to say. That's pretty embarrassing though.
 
That's called "speaking in tongues" where I come from! Praise the Lord!
 
it's a good thing that people are considering medical issues and concerned for her safety.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
it's a good thing that people are considering medical issues and concerned for her safety.
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I wouldn't have posted this if that last blurb wasn't in the story, however, I also couldn't stop laughing.
 
I normally laugh at things like that - but she gets this frustrated look on her face that makes me want to cry (I have no clue why).
 
No one's posted the news room scene from Bruce Almighty. Really.
Well that shall have to be remedied, as it's totally relevant here...
 
Oh good heavens. I hope they find out what caused that. Otherwise how will she ever have the guts to speak publicly again? That was frightening.
 
Whovian said:
God did it to her? Really? ;)
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No, just someone who was given God like powers ;)

Edit: The video in the OP has been taken down due to a copyright infringement claim by CBS. The bastards.
 
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It's not tongues if there's no translator.
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You may be misunderstanding. When I say "speaking in tongues" I'm suggesting Glossolalia in the Pentacostal or Charismatic Christianity sense and NOT Xenoglossy. Regarding your comment; the translator is God, in this case.
 
Ockham said:
You may be misunderstanding. When I say "speaking in tongues" I'm suggesting Glossolalia in the Pentacostal or Charismatic Christianity sense and NOT Xenoglossy. Regarding your comment; the translator is God, in this case.
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Save the praise for the real blessings. This was most likely a stroke, not an instance of devine blessing.
 
Ockham said:
That's called "speaking in tongues" where I come from! Praise the Lord!
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That's EXACTLY what I thought of when I saw this! :mrgreen:

Glad she's doing okay.
 
It was a stroke all right. A stroke of "the blonde," like Miss Teen South Carolina in 2007. :mrgreen:
 
My husband had a minor stroke. He sounded exactly like that, but thought he was speaking just fine. An MRI showed the area of the stroke. He recovered and is fine, but when I saw that film clip, I didn't find it the least bit funny. I'd be willing to bet that a minor blood vessel in her brain broke, sealed itself when it clotted, hence she'd be feeling better shortly. Hope they did an MRI on her to be sure.

That's scary stuff. :(
 
Your Star said:
No, just someone who was given God like powers ;)

Edit: The video in the OP has been taken down due to a copyright infringement claim by CBS. The bastards.
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And, in other news, CBS has filed a copyright infringement claim against itself. :rofl

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Kind of weird how she didn't even get an MRI or anything.
 
I can’t believe people would stoop so low to crack jokes about a disastrous event suffered by another human being at public event. Instead of taking this event as a life lesson on medical issue, you make a fool of yourselves in public display. Where’s your human empathy? You probably are incapable of empathy until you find yourselves one day suddenly in that frightening medical condition. Then, you would be grateful and thankful for the ability to recognize a medical emergency situation that would save your life or save you or your loved ones from a serious life altering medical situation such as a full blown stroke.

The CBS reporter clearly displayed classic neurological signs of mini-stroke that include speech impediment and hemiparesis (paresis involving half the body). Whether she actually had a mini-stroke or not, only her doctor who examined her knew. But, in her case what we know from the video is that she had suffered an expressive aphasia with facial drooling (flat and loss of tone) on the left face due to hemiparesis of the facial muscles.

Another type of aphasia is called a receptive aphasia which involves an inability to comprehend speech when communicating with others. A person with a receptive aphasia is normal in speech expression. A more involved type is called the global aphasia in which the person could neither understand nor expressively communicate normally. If the events resolved within a short period of time such as within 24 hours, it is called a transient ischemic attack (TIA), which in layman term is called a mini-stroke. A TIA is a prelude to full blown stroke. Not everybody who experienced a TIA would have all the classic symptoms. Some may not have speech impediment but only hemiparesis, depending on the location of the attack on the brain. Some may not experience any TIA or may not be aware of it when it occurred, but would wake up one morning with a sudden feeling of heaviness on one side of the body, an inability to raise one arm or leg and an inability to roll over and get up. This condition is called hemiplegia that results from total paralysis of extremities and trunk on one side of the body. In such a case, the person had suffered a full blown stroke.

Other signs of stroke include:

1. impediment in smell, taste and hearing
2. decreased sensation and numbness
3. visual field deficit, usually involve one side or upper/lower field
4. aphagia (difficulty swallowing)
5. balance problem
6. unable to carry out functional activity sequentially (apraxia)

The above briefly described in a nutshell what the medical community called an ischemic stroke. An ischemic stroke occurs when an artery supplying the brain is blocked. Such an event may occur gradually over time due to a building up of atherosclerotic plague that narrows and eventually blocked the artery. Or it may occur within a very short period of time when blood clots formed in the brain artery due to damage to the arterial wall. This is called a thrombotic stroke. Then, there is another type that is similar to this thrombotic stroke, but the blood clot occurred somewhere else in the body, such as when a person had a bone fracture in the leg or had undergone a hip or knee replacement and had been bedridden for a long period of time. When blood clots dislodged, called emboli, they will travel all over the body through the circulatory system. When it gets stuck in the lung, it will cause pulmonary embolism. When it struck and blocked the artery of the brain it will cause an embolic stroke. Sometimes emboli can originate from the heart in the event of mitral valve disease. Such is the case with atrial fibrillation (AF) or mitral regurgitation.

Another type of stroke is called hemorrhagic stroke, which involves bleeding and accumulation of blood within the cranium. This usually occur suddenly and often caused severe headache. Causes include rupture of cerebral aneurysm or brain trauma. This type of stroke can be fatal if the hemorrhage is massive. In addition to the above signs, those involve hemorrhagic stroke include:

7. stiff and painful neck
8. nausea and vomiting
9. sensitivity to light due to dilated pupil
10. blurred vision
11 confusion
12 loss of consciousness

Please be informed.
 
I feel bad for her. Honestly, I am not a doctor, but this certainly seems like some sort of joke. Though I do believe comedy is no holds barred so if you found it funny... oh well.

My uncle had a stroke and due to the broken health care system (yes he has insurance) he did not get the proper preventive care taken. Because of this, he suffered another stroke before anyone decided to look for the cause. Now his recovery is much worse and he has a much longer road to recovery. The sad part is, it will be much longer until I can beat him in golf again. :(
 
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