Diseases

Hemiplegia

Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.

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Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.

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  • Hemiplegias
  • Hemiplegia, Crossed
  • Hemiplegia, Flaccid
  • Hemiplegia, Infantile
  • Hemiplegia, Post-Ictal
  • Hemiplegia, Spastic
  • Hemiplegia, Transient
  • Monoplegia
  • Crossed Hemiplegia
  • Crossed Hemiplegias
  • Flaccid Hemiplegia
  • Flaccid Hemiplegias
  • Hemiplegia, Post Ictal
  • Hemiplegias, Crossed
  • Hemiplegias, Flaccid
  • Hemiplegias, Infantile
  • Hemiplegias, Post-Ictal
  • Hemiplegias, Spastic
  • Hemiplegias, Transient
  • Infantile Hemiplegia
  • Infantile Hemiplegias
  • Monoplegias
  • Post-Ictal Hemiplegia
  • Post-Ictal Hemiplegias
  • Spastic Hemiplegia
  • Spastic Hemiplegias
  • Transient Hemiplegia
  • Transient Hemiplegias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C10w.597.622w.295w
  2. C23.888w.592.636w.312w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemiplegia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006429. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006429
  2. Hemiplegia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiplegia
  3. Hemiplegia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304497