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Types of Hemiplegia

Developmental Delays, Especially With Motor Skills
Developmental Delays, Especially With Motor Skills

Developmental delays, especially with motor skills Hemiplegia results from a brain injury, and brain injuries display a variety of symptoms throughout the body. In addition to weakness or paralysis, brain injuries have the capability of affecting memory, speech, concentration, behavior, social communication, attention, sensory effects (like vision), and incidence of seizures.

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Difficulty Balancing and Walking
Difficulty Balancing and Walking

Difficulty balancing and walking ; Lack of fine motor skills ; Developmental delays, especially with motor skills ; Hemiplegia results from a brain injury, and brain injuries display a variety of symptoms throughout the body.

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Favoring one Side of the Body
Favoring one Side of the Body

The term hemiplegia means that the paralysis is on one vertical half of the body. A similar medical term, hemiparesis, means a weakness on one side of the body. In children with hemiplegia, the paralysis in the body occurs on the side opposite the affected part of the brain.

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Keeping one Hand Fisted
Keeping one Hand Fisted

In addition to paralysis, symptoms can include weakness, favoring one side of the body, involuntarily keeping one hand in a fist, lack of fine motor skills, trouble with balancing and walking, and possible developmental delays. There is no cure, though symptoms can be managed through different therapies and medications.

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Lack of Fine Motor Skills
Lack of Fine Motor Skills

Lack of fine motor skills ; Developmental delays, especially with motor skills ; Hemiplegia results from a brain injury, and brain injuries display a variety of symptoms throughout the body. In addition to weakness or paralysis, brain injuries have the capability of affecting memory, speech, concentration, behavior, social communication, attention, sensory effects (like vision), and incidence of seizures.

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Paraplegia, Which Affects Both of Your Legs
Paraplegia, Which Affects Both of Your Legs

Paralysis of the lower half of your body, including both legs, is called paraplegia. Paralysis of the arms and legs is quadriplegia. Most paralysis is due to strokes or injuries such as spinal cord injury or a broken neck.