Targeted exercises in Todd's Palsy

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Abstract

Introduction

Todd's palsy is focal weakness in a part of the body after seizure, if focal motor seizure which affects one side of the body. It's basically transient weakness after partial seizure. Weakness may last complete to partial paresis.

Objective

The aim is to study the effect of targeted exercises in Todd's Palsy

Case report

A case study of 20 years female with the history of five episodes of seizures within 3 days followed by sing and symptoms of hemi paresis leading motor function and well as balance , gait problems . A patent was managed by targeted exercises e.g strengthening, coordination, balance and gait training. Berg Balance Score and Tinetti gait components and FIMS were used to measure the pre and post for seven days.

Conclusion: Targeted exercises were effective for restoration of motor function

Keywords: Todd's palsy, Targeted exercises

Todd's paralysis is a form of neurological condition after having a seizure, occurs in approximately 13%of all seizure. It involves a brief period of paralysis that can be partial or complete, but commonly happens on just one side of body. 1-2,7The paralysis may last hours to days. People with epilepsy Hemiplegic epileptic or Todd's palsy occurs after generalized tonic -clonic seizures. Post - epileptic paralysis may occur with the first seizure or after many years of seizures. Hemiplegic epileptic does not appear after every seizure.2,3, During the period of 1890 Hughlings Jackson had noted that paralysis may occur on only one side even when both sides and been convulsed from a central nervous system lesion.1-5 The symptoms of Todd's paralysis depend upon the area of the person's brain where the seizure occurred. The paralysis can result in hemi paresis...