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Recent Examples of hemiplegia
About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.
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Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 July 2024
It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke.
—Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
Spastic hemiplegia generally affects a hand, arm, or leg on only one side of the body.
—Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
His conditions — alternating hemiplegia of childhood and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome — involve paralysis and severe epilepsy.
—Molly Duerig, azcentral, 14 Sep. 2019
Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders
Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 July 2024
It’s designed to identify what doctors call hemiplegia — weakness or paralysis on only one side of the body, a classic sign of stroke.
—Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
Spastic hemiplegia generally affects a hand, arm, or leg on only one side of the body.
—Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
His conditions — alternating hemiplegia of childhood and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome — involve paralysis and severe epilepsy.
—Molly Duerig, azcentral, 14 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemiplegia
Noun
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Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.—
Rob O'Dell,
The Arizona Republic,
23 June 2021
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Doctors diagnosed her with paresis of the vocal folds, a muscular dysfunction.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Following this work, the company is now aiming to use its BCI to enhance the quality of lives of individuals with speech or motor function disabilities like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), high-level paraplegia, and stroke.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2025
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The plaintiff, Darwin Boggs, has paraplegia and uses a wheelchair when traveling in public, the suit said.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As a parent of a neurodivergent child, Sieben advocates especially for other children and people with disabilities to experience the calming nature of horses.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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The law covers low-income households, people who are at least 60 years old, people incarcerated in state or local prisons and jails, veterans, people with disabilities, people with language barriers, people who live in rural areas, and people who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.—
McKinley Franklin,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.—
Lauren Sieben,
SELF,
22 Mar. 2022
Noun
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While there was a net loss of $28.3 million or $2.24 per share in the fourth quarter, which ended Feb. 1, it was attributed to a goodwill impairment charge and transaction expenses related to the acquisition of Vince by P180 from Sun Capital in January.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
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Despite the topline growth, the company booked a wider 610 million loss due to asset impairment charges related to online doctor consultation app KonsultaMD and ramp-up costs of the new cancer hospital.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Hemiplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemiplegia. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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