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hemianesthesia /hemi·an·es·the·sia/ (-an″es-the´zhah) anesthesia of one side of the body.

crossed hemianesthesia , hemianesthesia crucia´ta loss of sensation on one side of the face and loss of pain and temperature sense on the opposite side of the body.

hem·i·an·es·the·sia (h

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Loss of tactile sensibility on one side of the body. Also called unilateral anesthesia.

hemianesthesia

[hem′ē·an′esthē′zhə]

Etymology: Gk, hemi + anaisthesia, absence of feeling

a loss of feeling on one side of the body.

hemianesthesia [hem″e-an″es-the´zhah]

anesthesia of one side of the body.

crossed hemianesthesia (hemianesthesia crucia´ta) loss of sensation on one side of the body and loss of pain and temperature sense on the opposite side.

hemianesthesia (hem´ēan´es-thē´zh

n the anesthesia or loss of tactile sensibility on one side of the body.

hemianesthesia

anesthesia of one side of the body.

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alternate hemianesthesia anesthesia anesthesia dolorosa basal anesthesia block anesthesia Brown-Sequard's syndrome caudal anesthesia Cestan-Chenais syndrome crossed amblyopia crossed hemianesthesia endotracheal anesthesia epidural anesthesia general anesthesia infiltration anesthesia inhalation anesthesia insufflation anesthesia local anesthesia muscular anesthesia regional anesthesia			It is important to increase the awareness of the relatively rare phenomenon of motor conversion disorder, as seen in "Conversion Disorder Presenting as Hemiplegia and Hemianesthesia with Loss of Neurologic Reflexes" in this month's Journal. Conversion motor paralysis disorder by Heruti, Rafael J. / Southern Medical Journal We present the case of a young woman who presented with sudden onset hemiplegia and hemianesthesia including unilateral loss of deep tendon reflexes, Babinski reflex, and loss of rectal tone with bladder incontinence. Conversion disorder presenting as hemiplegia and hemianesthesia with ... by Haydel, Micelle / Southern Medical Journal Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Weekly clinicopathological exercises--Case 27-1993: A 32-year-old man with the sudden onset of a right-sided headache and left hemiplegia and hemianesthesia. Acute neutrophilic meningitis treated successfully with ... by Dourakis, Spyros P. / Southern Medical Journal			hematozoon hematuria heme heme iron heme-negative heme-positive hememelis hemeralopia hemerocallin Hemerocallis hemi- hemi-homograft hemi-inattention hemiacardius hemiacephalus hemiacetal hemiachromatopsia hemiachromatosia hemiageusia hemialgia hemiamblyopia hemiamyosthenia hemianacusia hemianalgesia hemianencephaly hemianesthesia hemianopia hemianopic hemianopsia hemianosmia hemiapraxia hemiarthroplasty hemiataxia hemiathetosis hemiatrophy hemiaxial hemiazygos vein hemiazygous vein hemiballism hemiballismus hemibladder hemiblock hemic hemic murmur hemic-lymphatic system hemicardia hemicellulose hemicelluloses hemicentrum hemicephalalgia hemicephalia			Hemi-demi-semiquaver Hemi-Elliptical Lens Antenna hemi-homograft hemi-inattention Hemi-laminectomy Hemi-Pelvectomy Hemi-Quantal Equations Hemi-Quantal Mechanics Hemi-Spherical Grain hemiacardius hemiacephalus hemiacetal hemiacetal hemiacetal hemiachromatopsia hemiachromatosia hemiageusia Hemialbumin Hemialbumose hemialgia hemialgia hemiamblyopia hemiamyosthenia hemianacusia Hemianaesthesia hemianalgesia hemianencephaly hemianesthesia hemianesthesia cruciata hemianesthesia cruciata hemianopia hemianopia hemianopia hemianopic hemianopic pupillary reaction hemianopic scotoma hemianopic scotoma hemianopic scotoma hemianopsia hemianopsia hemianopsia hemianosmia hemiapraxia hemiarthroplasty Hemiascomycetes Hemiascomycetes Hemiascomycetidae hemiataxia hemiathetosis hemiatrophy hemiaxial Hemiazygos hemiazygos vein hemiazygos vein hemiazygos vein hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory

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