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  2. Spastic hemiplegia - Wikipedia

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    Due to the decrease in weight bearing, patients are at a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. [3] An unhealthy weight can further complicate mobility. Patients with spastic hemiplegia are a high risk for experiencing seizures. [4] Oromotor dysfunction puts patients at risk for aspiration pneumonia. Visual field deficits can cause impaired ...

  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. Hemiplegic migraine - Wikipedia

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    Hemiplegic migraine is a type of migraine headache characterized by motor weakness affecting only one side of the body, accompanied by aura. There is often an impairment in vision, speech, or sensation. It can run in the family, called familial hemiplegic migraine, or in a single individual, called sporadic hemiplegic migraine.

  5. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood - Wikipedia

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    Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is an ultra-rare neurological disorder named for the transient episodes, often referred to as "attacks", of hemiplegia (weakness or paralysis) that those with the condition experience. It typically presents before the age of 18 months.

  6. Brown-Séquard syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Brown-Séquard syndrome (also known as Brown-Séquard's hemiplegia, Brown-Séquard's paralysis, hemiparaplegic syndrome, hemiplegia et hemiparaplegia spinalis, or spinal hemiparaplegia) is caused by damage to one half of the spinal cord, i.e. hemisection of the spinal cord resulting in paralysis and loss of proprioception on the same (or ipsilateral) side as the injury or lesion, and loss of ...

  7. Stroke recovery - Wikipedia

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    There are several non-pharmacological interventions which are recommended for prevention and treatment of post-stroke hemiplegic shoulder pain. These include proper positioning, range of motion exercises, motor retraining, and adjuvant therapies like neuromuscular electric stimulation (NMES) (e.g. functional electric stimulation (FES)). [27]

  8. Anterior cerebral artery syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Anterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is restricted, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel: the medial aspects of the frontal and parietal lobes, basal ganglia, anterior fornix and anterior corpus callosum.

  9. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis - Wikipedia

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    Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is more common in particular situations. 85% of people have at least one of these risk factors: [3] Thrombophilia, a tendency to develop blood clots due to abnormalities in coagulation, e.g. factor V Leiden , deficiency of protein C , protein S or antithrombin , or related problems