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2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Focal neurologic signs - Wikipedia

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   unsteady gait (unsteadiness in walking) muscular rigidity, resistance to passive movements of the limbs ; paralysis of a limb (monoparesis) or a larger area on one side of the body (hemiparesis) paralysis head and eye movements; inability to express oneself linguistically, described as an expressive aphasia (Broca's aphasia)

5. Lacunar stroke - Wikipedia

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   Pure sensory stroke: contralateral thalamus , internal capsule, corona radiata, midbrain Marked by numbness (loss of sensation) on one side of the body; can later develop tingling, pain, burning, or another unpleasant sensation on one side of the body. Mixed sensorimotor stroke: thalamus and adjacent posterior internal capsule, lateral pons

6. Partial anterior circulation infarct - Wikipedia

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   Partial anterior circulation infarct (PACI) is a type of cerebral infarction affecting part of the anterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.. Partial anterior circulation stroke syndrome (PACS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have had a partial anterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) to confirm the ...

7. Hemispatial neglect - Wikipedia

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   For example, a stroke affecting the right parietal lobe of the brain can lead to neglect for the left side of the visual field, causing a patient with neglect to behave as if the left side of sensory space is nonexistent (although they can still turn left). In an extreme case, a patient with neglect might fail to eat the food on the left half ...