hemiplegia


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Synonyms for hemiplegia

paralysis of one side of the body

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Born with hemiplegia, which meant her movement was impaired on the left side of the body, Devika was egged on by her mother to take up para-athletics and she went on to win eight medals in national and international events between 2011 and 2016.
Mia Thorne, 12, suffers from congenital hemiplegia, a type of cerebral palsy.
Child diagnosis###Right side hemiplegia###Right side hemiplegia###Left side hemiplegia###Right side hemiplegia###Left side hemiplegia
Hemiplegia cerebral palsy affects motor control and muscle tone on one side of the body.
According to the Alternative Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation, the incidence of AHC is estimated at roughly one in 1,000,000 births.
Stroke symptoms include hemiparesis, hemiplegia, slurred speech, aphasia, seizures, worsening or sudden headaches, sudden loss of vision, abnormal eye movements, sudden loss of balance, difficulty in walking, dysphagia, change in mood, cognitive and personality changes2,7.
(Years) 1 6 F Transient ischaemic attack 2 34 F Right hemiplegia 3 15 M Left hemiplegia 4 44 M Altered sensorium, projectile vomiting 5 5 F Seizures 6 9 M Transient ischaemic attack 7 23 M Altered sensorium 8 7 M Transient ischaemic attack 9 4 F Seizure 10 16 F Left hemiplegia Table 2.
For a long time now there has been a lack of knowledge of youngsters with hidden disabilities, such as hemiplegia from the Greek hemi meaning half, dyscalculia blindness of numbers which is the opposite of dyslexia and hydrocephalus water on the brain.
For a long time now there has been a lack of knowledge of youngsters with hidden disabilities, such as hemiplegia - which derives from the Greek hemi meaning half - dyscalculia...
Summary: Gurugram / Bangalore [India], July 08 (ANI): 58-year-old Nguefack Guy from Cameroon came with a history of stroke leading to left hemiplegia. On advice of a friend, he came to India for an advanced Neuro Rehabilitation.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Ya'qoub Nassar was shot and critically injured by Israeli soldiers in 2009, causing him hemiplegia which led to double-leg amputation.
Speaking to Khaleej Times after the results were announced, Smit said, "The haemorrhage caused hemiplegia (paralysis), and a series of other problems that put me in a hospital for seven months."
Hemiplegia is a consequence in 85% of patients who survive a stroke.