hemiplegia

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Recent Examples of hemiplegia About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body. Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024 Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 July 2024 It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke. Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023 Spastic hemiplegia generally affects a hand, arm, or leg on only one side of the body. Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022 His conditions — alternating hemiplegia of childhood and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome — involve paralysis and severe epilepsy. Molly Duerig, azcentral, 14 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemiplegia
Noun
  • Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.
    Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021
  • Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.
    New York Times, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2019
Noun
  • Those with quadriplegia or paraplegia who continue to drive have to install expensive or sophisticated hardware to control the foot pedals with their hands.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2024
  • The neurosurgery team wanted to operate immediately to prevent paraplegia.
    Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
Noun
  • Students with disabilities should continue to be counted in that group for two years after no longer needing services, aligning with how students learning English are followed after services are no longer provided.
    Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In some high-profile cases, people with disabilities have been reportedly pushed towards suicide; euthanasia has arguably been used in the place of a social safety net.
    The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.
    McKinley Franklin, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
    Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • Speed, distraction, infrastructure and, as a Detroit Free Press/USA Today Network investigation revealed in 2018, the increasing presence of large trucks and SUVs with their higher front ends, have all played a role, along with factors, including darkness and impairment.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Investigators determined speed and impairment to be factors in the collision, though police have not announced any arrests.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024

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