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Hemiplegia (Hemiparesis)

Hemiplegia (Hemiparesis): Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Cerebrovascular accident (See 11-N)
   Thrombosis
   Embolism
   Hemorrhage
   Arteriovenous malformation
Transient ischemic attack
Migraine syndrome
Head trauma (e.g., brain contusion, subdural or epidural hematoma)
Todd's paralysis
Brain tumor (primary or metastatic)
Infection (e.g., brain abscess, encephalitis, subdural empyema, meningitis)
Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Vasculitis
Demyelinating disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis, acute necrotizing myelitis)
Hereditary disease (e.g., leukodystrophies)
Congenital, perinatal injury
Sarcoidosis

References

1. Rowland LP: The Syndromes Caused by Weak Muscles, p. 47. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Motor Paralysis, p. 39. See Bibliography, 1.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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