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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.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hemiplegia" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Hemiplegia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1992 and 1993 and 2006 and 2009 and 2010 and 2012 and 2015 and 2019 and 2020 and 2021
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