"Hemiplegia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D006429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.622.295 C23.888.592.636.312
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| Concept/Terms |
Hemiplegia, Transient- Hemiplegia, Transient
- Hemiplegias, Transient
- Transient Hemiplegia
- Transient Hemiplegias
Hemiplegia, Post-Ictal- Hemiplegia, Post-Ictal
- Hemiplegia, Post Ictal
- Hemiplegias, Post-Ictal
- Post-Ictal Hemiplegia
- Post-Ictal Hemiplegias
Hemiplegia, Crossed- Hemiplegia, Crossed
- Crossed Hemiplegia
- Crossed Hemiplegias
- Hemiplegias, Crossed
Hemiplegia, Flaccid- Hemiplegia, Flaccid
- Flaccid Hemiplegia
- Flaccid Hemiplegias
- Hemiplegias, Flaccid
Hemiplegia, Infantile- Hemiplegia, Infantile
- Hemiplegias, Infantile
- Infantile Hemiplegia
- Infantile Hemiplegias
Hemiplegia, Spastic- Hemiplegia, Spastic
- Hemiplegias, Spastic
- Spastic Hemiplegia
- Spastic Hemiplegias
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hemiplegia" by people in Profiles.
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Park JS, Lee SH, Yoo WG, Chang MY. Immediate effect of a wearable foot drop stimulator to prevent foot drop on the gait ability of patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Assist Technol. 2021 11 02; 33(6):313-317.
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Rinne P, Mace M, Nakornchai T, Zimmerman K, Fayer S, Sharma P, Liardon JL, Burdet E, Bentley P. Democratizing Neurorehabilitation: How Accessible are Low-Cost Mobile-Gaming Technologies for Self-Rehabilitation of Arm Disability in Stroke? PLoS One. 2016; 11(10):e0163413.
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Mas Rodriguez MF, Berrios RA, Ramos E. Spontaneous Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection During a Basketball Game: A Case Report. Sports Health. 2016 Jan-Feb; 8(1):53-6.
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Jen J, Yue Q, Nelson SF, Yu H, Litt M, Nutt J, Baloh RW. A novel nonsense mutation in CACNA1A causes episodic ataxia and hemiplegia. Neurology. 1999 Jul 13; 53(1):34-7.
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Ernst T, Chang L, Walot I, Huff K. Physiologic MRI of a tumefactive multiple sclerosis lesion. Neurology. 1998 Nov; 51(5):1486-8.
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Zachariah SB, Jimenez L, Zachariah B, Prockop LD. Pseudotumour cerebri with focal neurological deficit. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1990 Apr; 53(4):360-1.