Seizure Disorders USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 61-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after rhythmic clonic movements of the right arm and face lasting 90 seconds. After the event resolves, he is awake but cannot move his right arm for 20 minutes. Head CT shows no acute hemorrhage. Which of the following best explains his transient weakness?
Answer choices
- APsychogenic nonepileptic seizure
- BTodd paralysisCorrect answer
- CFocal aware motor seizure
- DAcute ischemic stroke
- EGeneralized tonic clonic seizure
- FHemiplegic migraine with aura
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