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2. Spastic hemiplegia - Wikipedia

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   Similar to strokes, damage on the left side of the brain affects the right side of the body and damage on the right side of the brain affects the left side of the body. Other side can be effected for lesser extent. The affected side of the body is rigid, weak and has low functional abilities. [2] In most cases, the upper extremity is much more ...

3. Spastic cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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   Spastic hemiplegia Hemiplegia is a type of cerebral palsy affecting one vertical half of the body (such as one arm and one leg). [15] [16] The affected side of the body is opposite the affected area of the brain in hemiplegia. [15] [16] For example, if the right side of the brain is damaged, the person will have weakness or paralysis on the ...

4. Hemiparesis - Wikipedia

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   Hemiplegia, in its most severe form, is the complete paralysis of one entire side of the body. Either hemiparesis or hemiplegia can result from a variety of medical causes, including congenital conditions, trauma, tumors, traumatic brain injury and stroke.

5. Stroke - Wikipedia

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   In most cases, the symptoms affect only one side of the body (unilateral). The defect in the brain is usually on the opposite side of the body. However, since these pathways also travel in the spinal cord and any lesion there can also produce these symptoms, the presence of any one of these symptoms does not necessarily indicate stroke.

6. Alternating hemiplegia - Wikipedia

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   Superior alternating hemiplegia (also known as Weber syndrome) has a few distinct symptoms: contralateral hemiparesis of limb and facial muscle accompanied by weakness in one or more muscles that control eye movement on the same side. [2] Another symptom that appears is the loss of eye movement due to damage to the oculomotor nerve fibers.

7. Can birth control cause a stroke? Little-known side effect ...

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   Roubleau describes the stroke as "a very, very large stroke," that covered a large part of the right side of her brain. "Another half hour, maybe, she was going to be paralyzed on half of her body ...

8. 'I learned to play guitar with one arm after a stroke' - AOL

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   An Inverness man has been able to resume his music career despite suffering a stroke that left him unable to speak or walk - by teaching himself to play the guitar one-handed.

9. Device could help stroke survivors to feel loved one’s hand ...

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   Often after a stroke people lose sensation and muscle control in one arm and hand, making it difficult to dress and feed themselves or handle everyday objects such as a toothbrush or door handle.