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[Variants of Todd's paralysis: postictal apraxia and prolonged postictal hemineglect].
Nervenarzt. 1994 Oct; 65(10):700-3.N

Abstract

Todd's post-epileptic paralysis is a well-known complication after focal or generalized epileptic seizures. The underlying pathophysiology, however, is still unknown. Commonly, it is associated with a hemiparesis, usually lasting minutes or hours, rarely as long as two days, with subsequent complete remission. We report 2 patients with unusual and variant post-epileptic syndromes which have not been previously described in the literature: first, an ideomotor limb apraxia, and second, a severe hemineglect syndrome. Each syndrome lasted up to 70 hours after the seizure and was completely reversible.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Helmchen C
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Steinhoff BJ
No affiliation info available
Dichgans M
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAgedApraxiasAttentionDominance, CerebralEpilepsies, PartialEpilepsy, Frontal LobeEpilepsy, GeneralizedEpilepsy, Temporal LobeEpilepsy, Tonic-ClonicFemaleFrontal LobeHemiplegiaHumansMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsParalysisTemporal LobeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Language

ger

PubMed ID

7808569

Citation

Helmchen, C, et al. "[Variants of Todd's Paralysis: Postictal Apraxia and Prolonged Postictal Hemineglect]." Der Nervenarzt, vol. 65, no. 10, 1994, pp. 700-3.
Helmchen C, Steinhoff BJ, Dichgans M. [Variants of Todd's paralysis: postictal apraxia and prolonged postictal hemineglect]. Nervenarzt. 1994;65(10):700-3.
Helmchen, C., Steinhoff, B. J., & Dichgans, M. (1994). [Variants of Todd's paralysis: postictal apraxia and prolonged postictal hemineglect]. Der Nervenarzt, 65(10), 700-3.
Helmchen C, Steinhoff BJ, Dichgans M. [Variants of Todd's Paralysis: Postictal Apraxia and Prolonged Postictal Hemineglect]. Nervenarzt. 1994;65(10):700-3. PubMed PMID: 7808569.
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