LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles television reporter who began speaking gibberish during a live report following the Grammy awards suffered a "migraine aura," a doctor said.
Dr. Andrew Charles, director of UCLA's Headache Research and Treatment Program, said KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson's symptoms "fall within the definition of migraine aura," the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
Three categories of symptoms are typically seen in migraine auras: visual, language and sensory.
Language difficulty known as dysphasic language dysfunction means the victim knows what she or he wants to say, "but can't come up with the words," Charles said. "Clearly, that's what she was having when she was on the air."
After a neurological exam to rule out stroke or other severe neurological conditions, Branson was asked about her medical history and reported having migraines as a child but had never had auras before.
"That's typical of migraines," Charles said. "Each attack can be slightly different. Some people have auras only occasionally."
Branson "is completely fine now," Charles said. "She has no residual symptoms. I expect this not to be a significant problem for her moving forward."
