hemiplegia
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Origin of hemiplegia
1590–1600; < New Latin < Medieval Greek hēmiplēgía. See hemi-, -plegia
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According to the NHS, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood is a condition that causes transient weakness of either, or both, sides of the body.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
Hemiplegia is caused by damage to some part of the brain, which may happen before, during, soon after birth or later in childhood.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2011
Hemiplegia, he calls it; rush of blood to the head;—probably indigestion, or gouty humors, exasperated by over-fatigue.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 by Carlyle, Thomas
Hemiplegia, or perhaps aphasia or other evidence of localized disturbance, follows central embolism; angina pectoris, with a disturbed cardiac action, results from embolism of the coronary artery.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Of the 21.1 per cent. under the heading of special diseases, there were— Hemiplegia in 6.6 per cent.
From A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Bennett, Alexander Hughes
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