
North Texas Research Forum 2025
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Division
North Texas
Hospital
Medical City Arlington
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2025
Keywords
Todd's paralysis, seizure, weakness, shrapnel, wounds and injuries
Disciplines
Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases
Abstract
When evaluating seizure in war veterans, distinguishing new-onset hemiparesis with aphasia from stroke can be challenging due to prior brain injury and anticonvulsant therapy. This case involves a patient with a shrapnel injury displaying stroke-symptoms after a seizure highlights the differences between stroke and seizure-related deficits in this population. Careful consideration of imaging, history and clinical presentation are essential for accurate diagnosis and management.
Original Publisher
HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education
Recommended Citation
Tran, Kenny and Folefack, Alain, "Todd's Paralysis: Sharpnel-Induce Seizure" (2025). North Texas Research Forum 2025. 35.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/northtexas2025/35