spinal hemiplegia

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 (h

-pl

)

Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.

hemi·plegic (-j

k) adj.

Hemiplegia

Paralysis of one side of the body.

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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 [hem″e-ple´jah]

paralysis of one side of the body; usually caused by a brain lesion, such as a tumor, or by stroke syndrome. The paralysis occurs on the side opposite the brain disorder; this is explained by the fact that motor axons from the cerebral cortex enter the medulla oblongata and form two well-defined bands known as the pyramidal tracts. The majority of the fibers in these tracts cross to the opposite side; therefore damage to the right cerebral hemisphere affects motor control of the left half of the body. See stroke syndrome for symptoms and care of the patient with hemiplegia. adj., adj hemiple´gic.

hemiplegia (he·mi·plēˑ·jē·

n par-alysis that affects just one side of the body.

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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