todd's paresis

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What does todd's paresis mean?

Focal weakness in all or part of the body after a seizure, typically affecting the limbs.

Where does todd's paresis come from?

Named after Robert Bentley Todd (1809–1860), an Irish-born London physiologist who first described the phenomenon in 1849.

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