-plegia
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. Paralysis.
The information shown above for -plegia is provided by Stedman's.
Paraplegia (spinal cord injury)
Both paraplegia and quadriplegia are conditions which result from injury or trauma to the spinal cord. The spinal cord runs through the centre of the bony spine.
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Hemiplegia, alternating: See: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood.
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Paraplegia, Spinal
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Definition of medical terminology for Paraplegia, Spinal.
Hemiplegia refers to paralysis or abnormal movements on one side of a person, either the right or left. The affected side, or hemisphere, can be completely paralyzed or weakened, or it may move in rigid, stiff movements.
Paraplegia - paralysis of the lower part of the body, commonly affecting both legs and often internal organs below the waist. When both legs and arms are affected, the condition is called quadriplegia. Paraplegia...
Paraplegia is the term used to describe the body's loss of movement and/or feeling as a result of an injury to the nervous system. The condition involves complete or partial paralysis of the legs and/or the trunk of the body, but not the arms.
Hemiplegia occurs when there is a disruption of blood flow to the brain. This causes part of the brain to die. Messages that usually tell the body when and how to function are interrupted.
Ophthalmoplegia or the inability/difficulty to move the eye is usually symmetrical. As such, diplopia is not often a complaint of these patients.
Spastic paraplegia type 11 is part of a group of genetic disorders known as hereditary spastic paraplegias.
Alternating hemiplegia is a rare neurological disorder that develops in childhood, most often before the child is 18 months old.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by frequent, temporary episodes of paralysis on one side of the body (hemiplegia). Symptoms usually begin before the age of 18 months.
Alternating hemiplegia usually begins affecting a child before the age of four. Bouts of recurrent, temporary paralysis may involve the arms, legs, facial muscles, and/or eye muscles.
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Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia
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Definition of Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia:
Supranuclear ophthalmoplegia is a condition that affects the movement of the eyes.
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Alternate Names : Spastic paralysis, Paralysis - spastic, Spastic hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia
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Autosomal recessive complex spastic paraplegia
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triplegia (tri means three) - involves the loss of movement and sensation in one arm and both legs and usually results from incomplete SCI.
Paraplegia
Paraplegiai nvolves a loss of sensation and movement in the legs and in part or all of the trunk. This varies according to the level of the injury. Generally, the lower the injury, the less the loss of movement and sensation.
hemiplegia
hemi plid noun severe paralysis affecting one side of the body due to damage of the central nervous system ...
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Paraplegia
Causes
Injury to the nervous system is the most common cause of paraplegia. Common injuries and other causes include: ...
paraplegia - loss of movement and sensation in both legs.
parenteral nutrition (Also called hyperalimentation or total parenteral nutrition.) - a way to provide liquid food mixture through a special tube in the chest.
Paraplegia - Loss of function in the lower body and extremities below the cervical section of the spine
Percussion - Forcefully tapping areas of the chest to dislodge and mobilize secretions.
cycloplegia
A condition in which the ciliary body muscles are unable to contract and accommodation is prevented.
Hemiplegia: Paralysis of one side of the body, usually associated with stroke.
Hemithorax: Half of the thorax or, more simply, one side of the chest. A chest with no separation of the hemithoraces is called a buffalo chest.
Quadriplegia refers to paralysis involving all four limbs.
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Paraplegia
Causes
Quadriplegia and paraplegia are most often caused by spinal cord injuries. But, they can also be caused by nerve diseases, such as: ...
Paraplegia
Length of disability will be determined by the cause (acute spinal cord injury, spinal cord lesions, other underlying disease, genetic cause), whether function is restored following spinal decompression and stabilization, ...
Hemiplegia - means that the leg and arm of one side of the body are affected
Diplegia - mans that both legs are affected. Arms are not affected or are only mildly affected.
Quadriplegia - means that both arms and legs are affected.
Paraplegia is a term applied to paralysis of the lower extremities; there are many causes, but in the great majority of instances it arises from a local or general disease or injury of the spinal cord.
Hemiplegia - loss of movement / clumsiness to either side of the body
Altered sensation to either side of the body
Perceptual neglect of one side of the body
Difficulties with balance
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Hemiplegia /Hæmiplegia
A palsy that affects one side only of the body. [Webster1913].
Paralysis of one side of the body. [Wordnet].
Hemiplegia: - Hemiplegia means that the CP affect one side of the child's body. Hemi means half, so the right arm and leg or the left arm and leg are affected. The other side of the child's body works just fine.
paraplegia - loss of movement and sensation in both legs.
patella - kneecap.
patellar tendonitis - inflammatory condition of the patellar ligament, usually due to overuse.
PARAPLEGIA"Alternate Compress or Fan Douche to spine and legs, massage.
SENSORY PARALYSIS"Alternate Spray Douche; Alternate Sponging; Alternate Compress; Percussion Douche, twice daily.
Quadriplegia
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quadriplegia (quad means four) - involves loss of movement and sensation in all four limbs (arms and legs). Quadriplegia also affects the chest muscles and requires a mechanical breathing machine for the child.
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Ophthalmoplegia
Paralysis of one or more of the eye muscles.
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spastic diplegia ("di" means two): spastic movements of the arms or legs. (this is also sometimes called paraplegia)
spastic quadriplegia ("quad" means four): spastic movements in all four limbs (both arms and legs) ...
spastic paraplegia type 3A - caused by mutations in the ATL1 gene More than 30 mutations in the ATL1 gene have been identified in people with spastic paraplegia type 3A.
spastic hemiplegia, where there is muscle stiffness on one side of the body and sometimes curvature of the spine
spastic diplegia, where there is muscle stiffness in the legs
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An injury to the upper portion of the spinal cord in the neck can cause quadriplegia-paralysis of both arms and both legs. If the injury to the spinal cord occurs lower in the back it can cause paraplegia-paralysis of both legs only.
Hemiplegia One-sided paralysis. Hepatitis Inflammation of the liver.
Contralateral hemiplegia, hemianaesthesia, and loss of pain and temperature sensibility, with ipsilateral hemiasynergia and lateropulsion, paralysis of the larynx and soft palate, enophthalmia, miosis, and ptosis, due to lesions of the brain stem.
Definition Ophthalmoplegia is a paralysis or weakness of one or more of the muscles that control eye movement. The condition can be caused by any of several neurologic disorders.
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Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Alternating Hemiplegia see Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
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Hemiplegic migraine: Patients with hemiplegic migraine have temporary paralysis on one side of the body, a condition known as hemiplegia. Some people with this form may experience vision problems and vertigo (a feeling that the world is spinning).
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If both legs are affected (spastic diplegia), tight muscles in the hips and legs cause legs to turn inward and cross at the knees when walking.
Thus, when injured people are moved, inappropriate handling can precipitate paraplegia, quadriplegia, or even death from spinal injury.
It can affect both legs (spastic diplegia), or it can affect one side of the body (spastic hemiplegia). In the most severe cases, all four limbs and the trunk are affected (spastic quadriplegia).
Athetotic cerebral palsy.
Whether a person suffers from quadriplegia or paraplegia all depends on the location of the injury and the severity of the injury. The higher up in the spinal cord that an injury occurs, the greater chance a person will have more paralysis.
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