hemiplegia
[hem-i-plee-jee-uh, -juh]
- paralysis of one side of the body.
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Origin of hemiplegia
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Is hemiplegia a dyspepsia of the nerves of nutriment of the brain and organs of that side?
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
Hemiplegia is usually the result of a cerebral hemorrhage or embolism.
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
Suffered for a year from hemiplegia, which disappeared when the wound healed.
Should the thrombus be on the carotid arteries, hemiplegia may result from cerebral embolism.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
The latter is more apt to be associated with psychic changes, dementia, etc.; the former, with hemiplegia.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:Louis Marshall Warfield
hemiplegia
- paralysis of one side of the body, usually as the result of injury to the brainCompare paraplegia, quadriplegia
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hemiplegia
(hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə)- Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
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hemiplegia
[hĕm′ĭ-plē′jə]
- Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from a stroke or other brain injury.
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