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1. Hemiplegia is often diagnosed after reviewing the individual’s past medical history and performing a detailed neurological examination assessing sensory and motor functions. 2. Blood tests, including a complete blood count (CBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), coagulation tests (e.g., PT,Read more
1. Hemiplegia is often diagnosed after reviewing the individual’s past medical history and performing a detailed neurological examination assessing sensory and motor functions.
2. Blood tests, including a complete blood count (CBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), coagulation tests (e.g., PT, aPTT) can help eliminate various underlying causes, such as infections or malignancies.
3. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT) scans of the head, are necessary in order to exclude most pathologies, including strokes, aneurysms, brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, and injuries.
4. Electroencephalography (EEG), which measures the electrical activity of the brain, can be used for diagnostic purposes (e.g., reveal the part(s) of the brain from which seizures originate).
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Hemiplegia and paraplegia are both conditions that involve paralysis, but they affect different parts of the body. **Paraplegia** is paralysis of the legs and sometimes the lower half of the body, while **hemiplegia** is paralysis of one side of the body, including the arm, leg, or face. HemiplegiaRead more
Hemiplegia and paraplegia are both conditions that involve paralysis, but they affect different parts of the body. **Paraplegia** is paralysis of the legs and sometimes the lower half of the body, while **hemiplegia** is paralysis of one side of the body, including the arm, leg, or face. Hemiplegia should not be confused with hemiparesis, which is weakness on one side of the body.
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