Hemiplegia Definition

Hemiplegia Definition
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When half of the body does not work as a result of this sort of injury to the brain, this is referred to as Hemiplegia. Hemi being half. Plegia being inability to move. So half of the body has a decreased ability to move the way it should have normally because of the opposite side of the brain is no longer providing those functions.

Justin Brown, MD

Neurosurgeon

Board Certified Neurosurgeon
Director, Neurosurgery Paralysis Center and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Mass General Hospital
Focuses on restoring movement following trauma and paralyzing injuries to the peripheral nerves, spinal cord and brain