spastic 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.

spastic hemiplegia

Hemiplegia accompanied by spasms of the muscles of the affected side.

spastic hemiplegia,

paralysis of one side of the body with increased tendon reflexes and uncontrolled contraction occurring in the affected muscles.

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