Todd paresis: In general, there is no significant change in limb function after a seizure, but there are some patients with partial motor epilepsy who have a seizure in which the twitching limb cannot move for several minutes to hours and then returns to normal. We call this temporary paralysis due to seizures Todd paresis, also known as Todd’s palsy. When a patient with epilepsy develops Todd paresis, it often suggests that the patient has organic lesions in the brain, and further tests must be done to clarify the cause. what are the tests for Todd paresis? 1, light paralysis test When doctors do neurological examination, sometimes for mild paralysis with general methods can not be sure, light paralysis test can be done to help the diagnosis. The test of upper limb paralysis includes upper limb flattening test, small finger sign on the side of mild hemiplegia, finger counting test, finger muscle strength test, etc. The test of lower limb paralysis includes external rotation sign, knee drop test, heel against hip test, lower limb drop test, etc. 2, Babinski’s sign Babinski’s sign, also known as the paddle-plantar test, is a pathological reflex. The positive sign is dorsiflexion of the bunions and scattering of the remaining four toes in a fan shape. Patients with suspected damage to the cone bundle and those who need to identify organic or hysterical paresis. The patient is placed supine with both lower extremities extended and is instructed to relax. The examiner holds the patient’s ankle with his or her hand and uses another blunt object to gently stroke the skin from the lateral edge of the plantar aspect of the foot from the heel forward to the elevation at the base of the little toe and then medially to the vicinity of the bunion. Normally, this causes plantar flexion of the toes. If there is dorsiflexion of the bunion and the rest of the toes are scattered in a fan shape, it is positive for Babinski’s sign. 3.Random movement examination Random movement refers to the movement under the control of consciousness, and the loss of random movement function is called paralysis. Due to the different performance, it can be divided into complete and incomplete (light) paralysis, and in the form of monoplegia, hemiplegia, paraplegia and crossed paralysis. The random motion test is a test to determine the form of paralysis. It is important to calm the patient before the examination to prevent him or her from becoming too agitated for the examination to proceed smoothly. Todd’s palsy is a neurological abnormality that occurs in patients with epilepsy, which is a brief paralysis that occurs at the onset of epilepsy. The palsy can be localized or generalized, but usually occurs on only one side of the body. It most commonly follows a generalized tonic-clonic seizure (grand mal) and may last for several hours or occasionally for several days after the seizure has passed.