Appears to CBS reporter Serene Branson animals live on television - ABC News

February 14, 2011

Watch the video was too difficult and confusing. How quiet Branson, a youthful and healthy CBS Los Angeles reporter, price has a direct bearing on the red carpet at the Grammys Sunday night, his speech suddenly difficult and incomprehensible. She seemed more worried and I know that something was wrong when she was in the air.

Mike Nelson, a CBS spokesman gave the following statement: ... "Serene Branson by paramedics at the scene, immediately after his mission, she considered vital signs were normal, she was not admitted to hospital as a precaution, was driving a friend's house and she says she feels good this morning. "

But after watching the clip, several doctors said Sunday night to tape the events not to be taken lightly.

"Pretty scary clip [is one]," said Dr. Larry Goldstein, director of the Duke Stroke Center in Durham, NC "You have to aphasia, [or] problem with expressive language and the right facial weakness appears. While it may by the other conditions are caused, it is very stroke. "

Aphasia usually occurs suddenly after a stroke or head, but it can also progress slowly due to a brain tumor from growing, or degenerative diseases.

The American Stroke Association says that if a person all the signs of stroke, including difficulty speaking, it should immediately go to the hospital.

"I always recommend that people should talk about the problems suddenly to go to the emergency room," said Dr. Dawn Kleindorfer, an associate professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. "If the symptoms have lasted less 24 hours, it is possible that she had a transient ischemic attack, or it could be a complicated migraine. But anyway, I always recommend that people were there to make sure to check. "

A transient ischemic attack, TIA occurred in a person who has any symptoms of stroke, as for a maximum of 1-2 hours due to a temporary disturbance of blood supply to a region of the brain. TIA is often a warning sign of a real blow to the future if nothing is done to prevent it.