Serene Branson Opens Up About Migraine [“The Early Show” VIDEO]

KCBS Los Angeles reporter Serene (Who I insist on calling “Serena” for some reason!) Branson’s incoherent report following Sunday’s 2011 Grammy Awards fueled Internet speculation that she suffered an on-air stroke, but doctors at UCLA, where she underwent a brain scan and blood work after the fateful incident, say she suffered a chronic migraine — a type of migraine that can mimic symptoms of a stroke.

She spoke about her ordeal on The Early Show Friday.

“At around 10 o’clock that night I was sitting in the live truck with my field producer and the photographer and I was starting to look at some of my notes. I started to think, the words on the page are blurry and I could notice that my thoughts were not forming the way they normally do,” the two-time Emmy winner told CBS’ Erica Hill.

Branson told doctors she’s had migraines since a child, but never suffered an episode like this before.

“As soon as I opened my mouth I knew something was wrong. I was having trouble remembering the word for Grammy. knew what I wanted to say but I didn’t have the words to say it,” she continued.