A Very Heaveh Burtation (Paraphasia...?)

Flint · 02-16-2011, 04:34 PM

I've seen this referred to as Paraphasia. I don't know, but this is the kind of thing you see happen on House. But then afterwards the person collapses and blood shoots out their nose. Well they checked this lady out, and apparently didn't find anything wrong with her.

I find it fascinating that this sounds like normal speech, i.e. the structure and format of the words and sentences sound very similar to normal speech. Like the specific part of her brain that access directories of syllables got slightly corrupt and started calling incorrect entries.

By her mannerisms she appears to try to segue as quickly as possible into the next segment. She appears accutely aware of, and distressed by the fact that the part of her brain that we assume will translate our thoughts into speech has inexplicably failed.

Trilby · 02-16-2011, 05:00 PM

TIA?

Undertoad · 02-16-2011, 11:54 PM

You hope nothing is actually physically wrong with the woman, because if she wasn't having a seizure or stroke, it's then just funny.

sexobon · 02-17-2011, 03:28 AM

Good thing she wasn't reporting on Gabrielle Giffords' progress when it happened.

Perry Winkle · 02-17-2011, 08:09 AM

See the panic in her eyes before she starts the last sentence?

She almost gets the first and last parts of that last sentence right. It's clear enough that she's trying to give the cue to cut to the pre-recorded segment.

HungLikeJesus · 02-17-2011, 12:19 PM

I was at an awards ceremony yesterday. The moderator was trying to say "the next award goes to a very deserving individual," but it came out as "the next award goes to a very disturbing individual." He tried but was unable to correct himself.

Sundae · 02-17-2011, 01:07 PM

A while back I felt the onset of a migraine. I had a scheduled visit from IT to show me something whizzy on my PC and was desperately trying to hang on - partly because I really needed it, partly because I had plenty of friends in IT and knew how furious they were when people booked sessions and then simply cancelled.

It just got to the point where I knew it was a taxi home RIGHT THERE AND THEN or it was curtains for me. I tried to explain to my line manager how my vision was going, and confused the word mirror for window. I also tried to say half of my vision was fading and instead said half of my head had disappeared. The email I sent to IT I was able to read back word for word from my Sent folder the next day. I'd be lying if I said I remembered it, but it was essentially gibberish. I could work out what I was trying to say, but there were random inserted words and odd subtitutions.

It was all pretty scary, but I've never had a migraine hit me in that particular way since. The one that gave me a numb arm didn't come back either. or the one that made white explosions in the corner of the room. My mind likes to mess with me.

I agree UT - if she's okay it's pretty funny.
Good catch Flint, BTW doesn't everyone on House collapse and shoot blood out of their nose? Even when it's a groin strain?

footfootfoot · 02-17-2011, 02:11 PM

It was a complex migraine, not a heavy burtation after all
http://www.latimes.com/health/booste...,2089242.story

footfootfoot · 02-17-2011, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

TIA?

You're welcome, in advance.

Flint · 02-17-2011, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

It was a complex migraine, not a heavy burtation after all
http://www.latimes.com/health/booste...,2089242.story

Interesting. Well you can refer to it as a complex migraine, but I prefer to think of it as a very heaveh burtation.

Undertoad · 02-17-2011, 03:17 PM

It's now officially funny!

Flint · 02-17-2011, 03:32 PM

:::huge sigh of relief:::

Sundae · 02-17-2011, 03:34 PM

Yay! I get an answer thanks to a website linking to someone on TV!
My case was over ten years ago, and I stopped worrying fairly soon afterwards, but nice to know all the same.

For me, the only constant migraine symptom is believing that this is a brain tumour and I am going to die. Which swiftly becomes the hope that it IS a brain tumour because I am in such pain I want to die. The added symptoms are just grist to the mill.

Flint · 02-17-2011, 03:39 PM

Sundae, type up some crazy shit! lol

Sundae · 02-17-2011, 03:51 PM

I have an ongoing migraine.
Or Tourettes.

Shit, fuck, shit-fuck-cunt-piss.
Mirror.

02-16-2011, 04:34 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	A Very Heaveh Burtation (Paraphasia...?) I've seen this referred to as Paraphasia. I don't know, but this is the kind of thing you see happen on House. But then afterwards the person collapses and blood shoots out their nose. Well they checked this lady out, and apparently didn't find anything wrong with her. I find it fascinating that this sounds like normal speech, i.e. the structure and format of the words and sentences sound very similar to normal speech. Like the specific part of her brain that access directories of syllables got slightly corrupt and started calling incorrect entries. By her mannerisms she appears to try to segue as quickly as possible into the next segment. She appears accutely aware of, and distressed by the fact that the part of her brain that we assume will translate our thoughts into speech has inexplicably failed. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-16-2011, 05:00 PM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	TIA? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-17-2011, 12:19 PM	#6
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I was at an awards ceremony yesterday. The moderator was trying to say "the next award goes to a very deserving individual," but it came out as "the next award goes to a very disturbing individual." He tried but was unable to correct himself. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-17-2011, 02:11 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	It was a complex migraine, not a heavy burtation after all http://www.latimes.com/health/booste...,2089242.story __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-17-2011, 03:32 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	:::huge sigh of relief::: __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-16-2011, 11:54 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You hope nothing is actually physically wrong with the woman, because if she wasn't having a seizure or stroke, it's then just funny.

02-17-2011, 03:28 AM	#4
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Good thing she wasn't reporting on Gabrielle Giffords' progress when it happened.

02-17-2011, 08:09 AM	#5
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	See the panic in her eyes before she starts the last sentence? She almost gets the first and last parts of that last sentence right. It's clear enough that she's trying to give the cue to cut to the pre-recorded segment.

02-17-2011, 01:07 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A while back I felt the onset of a migraine. I had a scheduled visit from IT to show me something whizzy on my PC and was desperately trying to hang on - partly because I really needed it, partly because I had plenty of friends in IT and knew how furious they were when people booked sessions and then simply cancelled. It just got to the point where I knew it was a taxi home RIGHT THERE AND THEN or it was curtains for me. I tried to explain to my line manager how my vision was going, and confused the word mirror for window. I also tried to say half of my vision was fading and instead said half of my head had disappeared. The email I sent to IT I was able to read back word for word from my Sent folder the next day. I'd be lying if I said I remembered it, but it was essentially gibberish. I could work out what I was trying to say, but there were random inserted words and odd subtitutions. It was all pretty scary, but I've never had a migraine hit me in that particular way since. The one that gave me a numb arm didn't come back either. or the one that made white explosions in the corner of the room. My mind likes to mess with me. I agree UT - if she's okay it's pretty funny. Good catch Flint, BTW doesn't everyone on House collapse and shoot blood out of their nose? Even when it's a groin strain?

02-17-2011, 03:17 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's now officially funny!

02-17-2011, 03:34 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Yay! I get an answer thanks to a website linking to someone on TV! My case was over ten years ago, and I stopped worrying fairly soon afterwards, but nice to know all the same. For me, the only constant migraine symptom is believing that this is a brain tumour and I am going to die. Which swiftly becomes the hope that it IS a brain tumour because I am in such pain I want to die. The added symptoms are just grist to the mill.

02-17-2011, 03:39 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Sundae, type up some crazy shit! lol __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-17-2011, 03:51 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have an ongoing migraine. Or Tourettes. Shit, fuck, shit-fuck-cunt-piss. Mirror.

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