hemiplegia

Noun

Meaning

A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

unilateral paralysis stroke coma paralysis palsy incapacity immobility paresis catalepsy powerlessness apoplexy monoplegia paraplegia polio debilitation
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Antonyms

strength

Hypernyms

paralysis palsy

Examples

Cause Investigators estimate that 2-5% of those with peripheral nerve injury, and 13-70 percent of those with hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body), citation will develop CRPS. Source: Internet

People with cerebral palsy have an increased risk of epilepsy, with half of people with spastic quadriplegia and spastic hemiplegia having the disease. citation Mechanism Normally brain electrical activity is non-synchronous. Source: Internet

There is also a high incidence of hemiplegia during pregnancy and experts believe that this may be related to either a traumatic delivery, use of forceps or some event which causes brain injury. Source: Internet

Rehabilitation Rehabilitation is the main treatment of individuals with hemiplegia. Source: Internet

The incidence of hemiplegia is much higher in premature babies than term babies. Source: Internet

Those with hemiplegia have limited use of the limbs on one side of the body, and have normal use of the limbs on the other side. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hemiphractid hemiplasic hemiplasy hemiplegic hemiplegy hemipneustic