 Hemiplegia
"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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| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hemiplegia" by people in Profiles.
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Maas RPPWM, Kamsteeg EJ, Mangano S, Vázquez López ME, Nicolai J, Silver K, Fernández-Alvarez E, Willemsen MAAP. Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood: A clinical and nomenclatural reappraisal. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2018 Nov; 22(6):1110-1117.
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Viollet L, Glusman G, Murphy KJ, Newcomb TM, Reyna SP, Sweney M, Nelson B, Andermann F, Andermann E, Acsadi G, Barbano RL, Brown C, Brunkow ME, Chugani HT, Cheyette SR, Collins A, DeBrosse SD, Galas D, Friedman J, Hood L, Huff C, Jorde LB, King MD, LaSalle B, Leventer RJ, Lewelt AJ, Massart MB, Mérida MR, Ptácek LJ, Roach JC, Rust RS, Renault F, Sanger TD, Sotero de Menezes MA, Tennyson R, Uldall P, Zhang Y, Zupanc M, Xin W, Silver K, Swoboda KJ. Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Retrospective Genetic Study and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in 187 Subjects from the US AHCF Registry. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5):e0127045.
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Krzak JJ, Corcos DM, Damiano DL, Graf A, Hedeker D, Smith PA, Harris GF. Kinematic foot types in youth with equinovarus secondary to hemiplegia. Gait Posture. 2015 Feb; 41(2):402-8.
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Heinzen EL, Swoboda KJ, Hitomi Y, Gurrieri F, Nicole S, de Vries B, Tiziano FD, Fontaine B, Walley NM, Heavin S, Panagiotakaki E. De novo mutations in ATP1A3 cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Nat Genet. 2012 Sep; 44(9):1030-4.
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Sweney MT, Silver K, Gerard-Blanluet M, Pedespan JM, Renault F, Arzimanoglou A, Schlesinger-Massart M, Lewelt AJ, Reyna SP, Swoboda KJ. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: early characteristics and evolution of a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Pediatrics. 2009 Mar; 123(3):e534-41.
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Macko RF, Ivey FM, Forrester LW, Hanley D, Sorkin JD, Katzel LI, Silver KH, Goldberg AP. Treadmill exercise rehabilitation improves ambulatory function and cardiovascular fitness in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized, controlled trial. Stroke. 2005 Oct; 36(10):2206-11.
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Swoboda KJ, Kanavakis E, Xaidara A, Johnson JE, Leppert MF, Schlesinger-Massart MB, Ptacek LJ, Silver K, Youroukos S. Alternating hemiplegia of childhood or familial hemiplegic migraine? A novel ATP1A2 mutation. Ann Neurol. 2004 Jun; 55(6):884-7.
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Chu D, Huttenlocher PR, Levin DN, Towle VL. Reorganization of the hand somatosensory cortex following perinatal unilateral brain injury. Neuropediatrics. 2000 Apr; 31(2):63-9.
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Gorman MJ, Dafer R, Levine SR. Ataxic hemiparesis: critical appraisal of a lacunar syndrome. Stroke. 1998 Dec; 29(12):2549-55.
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Miller SP, Shevell M, Rosenblatt B, Silver K, O'Gorman A, Andermann F. Congenital bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria presenting as congenital hemiplegia. Neurology. 1998 Jun; 50(6):1866-9.
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