🍁 Hemiplegia Hemiplegia is defined as the total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain. Hemiplegia is common when the stroke affects the corticospinal tract. Other causes of hemiplegia include spinal cord injury, specifically Brown-Séquard syndrome, traumatic brain injury, or disease affecting the brain. Weakness on one side of the face may occur and may be due to a viral infection, stroke or a cancer. Hemiplegia is caused by injury to parts of the brain that control movements of the limbs, trunk, face, etc., Generally, injury to the left side of the brain will cause a right hemiplegia and injury to the right side a left hemiplegia. Hemiplegia is a relatively common condition, affecting upto one child in 1, 000. ⚜ Symptoms of Hemiplegia : 🔖 Muscle stiffness or weakness on one half of the body 🔖 Favoring one side of the body 🔖 Keeping one hand fisted 🔖 Difficulty balancing and walking 🔖 Lack of fine motor skills 🔖 Developmental delays, especially with motor skills ⚜ Some of the ways Hemiplegia affects the body include: 🔸 Total or partial loss of sensation on just one side 🔸 Changes in cognition, mood, or perception 🔸 Difficulty speaking 🔸 Changes on the other side of the body, since those muscles may begin to atrophy or become painful due to chronic muscle spasms 🔸 Spastic attacks during which the muscles move without your conscious control 🔸 Seizures 🔸 “Pusher Syndrome.” With this symptom, people with hemiplegia shift their weight to the paralyzed side of the body, resulting in significant loss of motor control Get best physiotherapy treatment for hemiplegia in Dr Ayaz Physiotherapy weight loss hair and skin clinic