Serene Branson Video - She May Have Suffered "Brady Syndrome," Rare and Seen in Entertainment Industry?

The Serene Branson video, which captured the CBS reporter who appeared to have a mini stroke while reporting live from the Grammy's, may have an explanation today. What Branson experienced on camera might have been a seizure which is caused by the "Brady Syndrome," suggest doctors at San Narciso College's School of Medicine. This is from the website Bennington Vale, and while it appears to be a serious report, it is not.

"This is a rare occurrence that happens in the entertainment business, according to the Bennington Vale website. The doctors believe a connection exists between Branson's aphasia ( her loss of speech) might be a rare petit mal seizure specific to the entertainment industry," this website went on to say.

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The Bennington Vale even gave the occurrence a name for this type of seizure they called it - "The Brady Syndrome" which is named after the popular 70's show, "The Brady Bunch." They go on to explain that the name came after an episode showing Cindy Brady freezing and having a zombie like stare at the red light on the top of the television camera.

This is not that far fetched from a real life incident which took place in 1997 when the emergency rooms in Japan were filled with kids who had a seizure after watching a cartoon. The cartoon's strobe light effects caused these seizures, according to CNN. This very unbelievable event happened while kids sat at home watching TV. Hundreds of children were treated for these seizures. This would also sound like a fictional report if it had not happened.

"Brady Syndrome" does exist, although it has to do with the heart, and the college, San Narsico, that they listed is mentioned on a few websites with a Google search. The Bennington Vale's report sounded very real, and many may take it as a real report. This is not what happened to Serene Branson, even though it sounded feasible.

What really happened to Serene Branson?

Serene Branson's video went viral after she talked what sounded like Gibberish on the CBS live report from the Grammy's, with many citing drugs, alcohol, or a stroke as the cause. Fox News medical analysts said this morning that after viewing the video, it is most likely that Serene Branson had a TIA, which is a small stroke - like event, often referred to as a "warning."

According the the Pub Med website a "Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an episode where a person has stroke like symptoms." It is different than a stroke, where as the TIA does not cause brain tissue to die. The Fox medical experts said that after viewing the video of Serene Branson, they believe that not only her speech indicated a TIA, but her face had a slight droopiness to it also, which would also indicate a TIA. This was a real possibility made by real medical experts. Of course none of these experts examined the reporter, but the video revealed enough information for an educated guess on what might have happened.

Serene Branson was checked out at the hospital after the incident and released home.

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