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hemiplegia

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hemiplegia /hemi·ple·gia/ (-ple´jah) paralysis of one side of the body.hemiple´gic
alternate hemiplegia  paralysis of one side of the face and the opposite side of the body.
cerebral hemiplegia  that due to a brain lesion.
crossed hemiplegia  alternate h.
facial hemiplegia  paralysis of one side of the face.
spastic hemiplegia  hemiplegia with spasticity of the affected muscles and increased tendon reflexes.
spinal hemiplegia  that due to a lesion of the spinal cord.
hem·i·ple·gia (hm-plj)
n.
Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
hemi·plegic (-jk) adj.
Hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body.
Mentioned in: Cerebral Palsy
hemiplegia
[hem′iplē′jə]
Etymology: Gk, hemi + plege, stroke
paralysis of one side of the body. Kinds of hemiplegia include cerebral hemiplegia, facial hemiplegia, and spastic hemiplegia. Also called unilateral paralysis. Compare diplegia, paraplegia, tetraplegia. hemiplegic, adj.
hemiplegia (he·mi·plēˑ·jē·),
n par-alysis that affects just one side of the body.
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Hemiplegia.
hemiplegia (hem´ēplē´jē),
n the paralysis of one side of the body.
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body; usually caused by a brain lesion, such as a tumor.
hemiplegia
Neurology Complete paralysis of one side of the body. See Alternating hemiplegia.


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