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Todd's paresis

Todd's paresis noun: focal weakness in all or part of the body after a seizure, typically affecting the limbs.

Noun

Todd's paresis (uncountable)

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

Origin of Todd's paresis

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

Questions about Todd's paresis

What does Todd's paresis mean?
Todd's paresis means focal weakness in all or part of the body after a seizure, typically affecting the limbs.
What part of speech is Todd's paresis?
Todd's paresis is a noun.

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