Paralysis of one-half of the body caused by damage to the opposite side of the brain is sometimes caused by a blood clot or hemorrhage in a blood vessel in the brain, stroke.
Severe paralysis affecting one side of the body due to damage of the central nervous system.
Hemiplegia, or paralysis of one side of the body, usually is the result of a cerebral vascular insult or injury. This condition generally involves rupture or closure of cerebral blood flow in part of the brain. Because some parts of the nerve cells of the brain have been damaged and cannot function, the part of the body controlled by the damaged portion of the brain cannot function. For example, when the left side of the brain is involved, the child’s right extremities are affected; the results of this may include paralysis, sensory loss, and aphasia that may be temporary or permanent. In most cases, there will be permanent neurological deficits ranging from slight neurological problems to complete loss of function in motor, sensory, or language ability (Young, 2000). Crossed hemiplegia is characterized by of muscular weakness on one side of the body. This condition is extremely rare and generally begins before the child is 18 months old. Monoplegia refers to weakness in one limb on one side of the body.
Paralysis affecting one half of the body, as from a brain tumor or cerebral palsy.
Paralysis or weakness on one side of the body. Hemiplegia is one of the most common effects of a serious stroke. Weakness without complete paralysis is called hemiparesis.
Paralysis of one side of the body. Movements of the face and arm are often more severely affected than those of the leg. It is caused by disease of the opposite (contralateral) hemisphere of the brain.
Paralysis of one side of the body, usually resulting from damage to the corticospinal tracts of the central nervous system.
Paralysis of one side of the body, including one arm and one leg.
Paralysis or weakness on one side of the body, caused by damage or disease affecting the motor nerve tracts in the opposite side of the brain. A common cause is a stroke. Others include head injury, brain tumour, brain haemorrhage, encephalitis (brain inflammation), multiple sclerosis, complications of meningitis, or a conversion disorder (a type of psychological disorder). Treatment is for the underlying cause, and is carried out in conjunction with physiotherapy.