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What form of paralysis is hemiplegia?
hemiplegia, affecting one side of the body
What is the cause of alternating hemiplegia?
The underlying cause of alternating hemiplegia is unknown. Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood is thought to be a variant of migraine headache.
What is alternating hemiplegia?
Alternating hemiplegia is a very rare condition characterized by recurrent episodes of temporary paralysis.
How is alternating hemiplegia treated?
There is no cure for either form of alternating hemiplegia. A drug called flunarizine has been used to treat the more severe type of alternating hemiplegia, in an effort to decrease the frequency of hemiplegic episodes.
What is the main cause of hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia is almost always caused by brain damage on the side opposite the paralysis, often from a stroke.
What are some of the symptoms of hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia, which is a disease, has many symptoms. These symptoms include gait difficulty, difficulty with balance, depression, and even muscle spasms.
Can hemiplegia be cured?
I have Hemiplegia and this medical condition cannot be cured because it is caused by irreversible brain damage caused by a stroke or any number of medica disorders.
Can Hemiplegia cure?
I have Hemiplegia and this medical condition cannot be cured because it is caused by irreversible brain damage caused by a stroke or any number of medica disorders.
What are the demographics of alternating hemiplegia?
Alternating hemiplegia is quite rare, with fewer than 100 diagnosed cases in the United States, and fewer than 240 diagnosed patients worldwide.
What are the blood route to from the left side of the body that causes hemiplegia?
Hemiplegia is the loss of use of one side of the body, usually following cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a brain injury. Hemiplegia is not caused by damage from a blood route. Hemiplegia results following brain injury (haemorragic or ischaemic) and thus the peripheral nervous system tracts which come from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) may be damaged, and in turn nerves that innervate specific muscles, joints, organs and other structures on one side of the the body may be damaged. For example if a person incurs an insult to their left cerebral hemisphere in their brain, the motor and sensory tracts that run from the brain into the body - occur on the opposite side as they pass through the mid brain - and therefore this persons right side will be affected.
What has the author Kathryn A Sawner written?
Kathryn A. Sawner has written: 'Brunnstrom's movement therapy in hemiplegia' -- subject(s): Exercise therapy, Hemiplegia, Movement, Neurophysiology, Physical therapy, Rehabilitation
What is hemaplegia?
HEMIPLEGIA is a type of CEREBRAL PALSY that results from damage to the parts of the brain that control muscle movements. This damage may occur before, during or shortly after birth. The term HEMIPLEGIA means that the paralysis is on one side of the body. A similar medical term, HEMIPARESIS, means a weakness on one side of the body. In children with hemiplegia, the paralysis in the body occurs on the side opposite the affected part of the brain. For example, if the left side of the child's brain is injured, then the paralysis will be on the right side of the child's body. AL
