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Hemiplegia/hemiparesis

MedGen UID:
852561
•Concept ID:
C0375206
•
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
Synonym: Paralysis or weakness of one side of body
 
HPO: HP:0004374

Definition

Loss of strength in the arm, leg, and sometimes face on one side of the body. Hemiplegia refers to a severe or complete loss of strength, whereas hemiparesis refers to a relatively mild loss of strength. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Inpatient Dislocation After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Menendez ME, Ring D, Barnes CL
J Arthroplasty 2016 Dec;31(12):2889-2893. Epub 2016 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.05.007. PMID: 27318409
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
Miller PR, Fabian TC, Bee TK, Timmons S, Chamsuddin A, Finkle R, Croce MA
J Trauma 2001 Aug;51(2):279-85; discussion 285-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00009. PMID: 11493785

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Determinants of access of frail, community-residing older adults to geriatricians in Ontario.
Hogeveen S, Hirdes JP, Heckman G, Keller H
J Am Geriatr Soc 2023 Sep;71(9):2810-2821. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1111/jgs.18382. PMID: 37143397
Clinical characteristics and neuroimaging findings of seven patients with Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome.
Wang B, Jiang W, Yan W, Tian J, Xu J, Li Y, Zhao Y, Dai Y, Cheng G, Hou G
BMC Neurol 2021 May 31;21(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02242-4. PMID: 34053436Free PMC Article
Incidence and risk factors of poststroke falls after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.
Lim JY, Jung SH, Kim WS, Paik NJ
PM R 2012 Dec;4(12):945-53. Epub 2012 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.07.005. PMID: 22959053
The effect of hemiplegia/hemiparesis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension on hospital length of stay after stroke.
Al-Eithan MH, Amin M, Robert AA
Neurosciences (Riyadh) 2011 Jul;16(3):253-6. PMID: 21677617
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
Miller PR, Fabian TC, Bee TK, Timmons S, Chamsuddin A, Finkle R, Croce MA
J Trauma 2001 Aug;51(2):279-85; discussion 285-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00009. PMID: 11493785

Diagnosis

Primary angiitis of the central nervous system and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.
Lopez-Arevalo H, Romero Noboa ME, Joseph D, Edigin E, Arora S, Manadan A
Clin Rheumatol 2022 Aug;41(8):2467-2473. Epub 2022 Apr 12 doi: 10.1007/s10067-022-06172-5. PMID: 35411414
Thalassemia and Moyamoya syndrome: unfurling an intriguing association.
Das S, Dubey S, Acharya M, Chatterjee S, Lahiri D, Das G, Ray BK, Kraemer M
J Neurol 2019 Nov;266(11):2838-2847. Epub 2019 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09497-5. PMID: 31422456
The clinico-radiological spectrum of Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome in adults.
Ayas ZÖ, Asil K, Öcal R
Neurol Sci 2017 Oct;38(10):1823-1828. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-3074-7. PMID: 28733757
Neurologic manifestations of hypereosinophilic syndrome--review of the literature.
Titlić M, Kodzoman K, Loncar D
Acta Clin Croat 2012 Mar;51(1):65-9. PMID: 22920004
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
Miller PR, Fabian TC, Bee TK, Timmons S, Chamsuddin A, Finkle R, Croce MA
J Trauma 2001 Aug;51(2):279-85; discussion 285-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00009. PMID: 11493785

Therapy

Rate of utilization and determinants of withdrawal of care in acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytics in USA.
Qureshi AI, Adil MM, Suri MF
Med Care 2013 Dec;51(12):1094-100. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a95db4. PMID: 24226307
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
Miller PR, Fabian TC, Bee TK, Timmons S, Chamsuddin A, Finkle R, Croce MA
J Trauma 2001 Aug;51(2):279-85; discussion 285-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00009. PMID: 11493785

Prognosis

Determinants of access of frail, community-residing older adults to geriatricians in Ontario.
Hogeveen S, Hirdes JP, Heckman G, Keller H
J Am Geriatr Soc 2023 Sep;71(9):2810-2821. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1111/jgs.18382. PMID: 37143397
Respiratory Muscle Strength in Chronic Stroke Survivors and Its Relation With the 6-Minute Walk Test.
Lista Paz A, González Doniz L, Ortigueira García S, Saleta Canosa JL, Moreno Couto C
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016 Feb;97(2):266-72. Epub 2015 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.10.089. PMID: 26519610
Rate of utilization and determinants of withdrawal of care in acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytics in USA.
Qureshi AI, Adil MM, Suri MF
Med Care 2013 Dec;51(12):1094-100. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a95db4. PMID: 24226307
Incidence and risk factors of poststroke falls after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.
Lim JY, Jung SH, Kim WS, Paik NJ
PM R 2012 Dec;4(12):945-53. Epub 2012 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.07.005. PMID: 22959053
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: diagnosis and treatment.
Miller PR, Fabian TC, Bee TK, Timmons S, Chamsuddin A, Finkle R, Croce MA
J Trauma 2001 Aug;51(2):279-85; discussion 285-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00009. PMID: 11493785

Clinical prediction guides

Determinants of access of frail, community-residing older adults to geriatricians in Ontario.
Hogeveen S, Hirdes JP, Heckman G, Keller H
J Am Geriatr Soc 2023 Sep;71(9):2810-2821. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1111/jgs.18382. PMID: 37143397
Clinical characteristics and neuroimaging findings of seven patients with Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome.
Wang B, Jiang W, Yan W, Tian J, Xu J, Li Y, Zhao Y, Dai Y, Cheng G, Hou G
BMC Neurol 2021 May 31;21(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02242-4. PMID: 34053436Free PMC Article
Fatal Penetrating Head Injuries Caused by Projectile Tear Gas Canisters.
Hoz SS, Aljuboori ZS, Dolachee AA, Al-Sharshahi ZF, Alrawi MA, Al-Smaysim AM
World Neurosurg 2020 Jun;138:e119-e123. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.050. PMID: 32081822
The clinico-radiological spectrum of Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome in adults.
Ayas ZÖ, Asil K, Öcal R
Neurol Sci 2017 Oct;38(10):1823-1828. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-3074-7. PMID: 28733757
Participation in leisure activities after stroke: A survey of community-residing stroke survivors in Nigeria.
Vincent-Onabajo G, Blasu C
NeuroRehabilitation 2016;38(1):45-52. doi: 10.3233/NRE-151294. PMID: 26889797

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