Epileptic Effect: The Aftermath of a Seizure isn’t Always What it Seems

Discussion
Upon arrival at the receiving facility, the patient's cranial CT scan rules out any kind of stroke. She's diagnosed with epilepsy and Todd's Paralysis--a rare condition you and your partner have never heard of.
Todd's Paralysis was found by clinician Robert Bentley Todd in the mid-1800s.1 It's also known as epileptic hemiplegia and is a condition that affects epileptics. It follows an epileptic seizure in which the patient experiences total or partial paralysis of one side of the body.

Source: JEMS Patient Care - May 4, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matthew J. Cline, MA, NREMT P Tags: Patient Assessment Case of the Month Special Topics Patient Care Source Type: news