Hemiplegia

Alternating hemiplegia syndrome: See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood.
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Hemiplegia: - Hemiplegia means that the CP affect one side of the child's body. Hemi means half, so the right arm and leg or the left arm and leg are affected. The other side of the child's body works just fine.
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HemiplegiaParalysis of one side of the body.
HypotoniaReduced or diminished muscle tone.
QuadriplegiaParalysis of all four limbs.
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These often affect one side of the body - known as hemiparesis or hemiplegia.
Lack of feeling - or loss of awareness of objects on one side of the body, known as left- or right-sided neglect, depending on the side affected.
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spastic hemiplegia ("hemi" means half) - spasticity affecting one half, or side, of the body (such as right arm and right leg).
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It can affect both legs (spastic diplegia), or it can affect one side of the body (spastic hemiplegia). In the most severe cases, all four limbs and the trunk are affected (spastic quadriplegia).
Athetotic cerebral palsy.
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Is it on only one side of the body (hemiplegia)?
Is it from the waist down?
Is it from the neck down?
Did it develop in a top-to-bottom pattern (descending paralysis)?
Does it occur on both sides equally (symmetrical)?
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Cerebral lesions Heart disease, heart attack Infection Paralysis on one side of the body (hemiplegia) Radiation therapy Repetitive motion disorder (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome) Spinal cord disorders Surgery Trauma (e.g.
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This type is classified by which part of the body is affected: diplegia (both legs), hemiplegia (one side of the body), or quadriplegia (the entire body). This is the most common type of CP, accounting for about 70-80% of cases.
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Accordingly there may be general paralysis, involvement of only one side (hemiplegia), paralysis on both sides at one level (paraplegia or quadriplegia), or localized paralysis in a small group of nerves or muscles.
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