There is no cure for either form of alternating hemiplegia. A drug called flunarizine has been used to treat the more severe type of alternating hemiplegia, in an effort to decrease the frequency of hemiplegic episodes.
The underlying cause of alternating hemiplegia is unknown. Benign nocturnal alternating hemiplegia of childhood is thought to be a variant of migraine headache.
Alternating hemiplegia is a very rare condition characterized by recurrent episodes of temporary paralysis.
There are no available tests to definitively diagnose either form of alternating hemiplegia. These disorders are diagnosed by ruling out other possible reasons for a child's episodes and symptoms.
Alternating hemiplegia is quite rare, with fewer than 100 diagnosed cases in the United States, and fewer than 240 diagnosed patients worldwide.
hemiplegia, affecting one side of the body
dense left hemiplegia- total weakness of left side of the body (hemiplegia) where the power of the affected side(left) muscles tends to be 0 .i.e, no movements at all...
Hemiplegia is almost always caused by brain damage on the side opposite the paralysis, often from a stroke.
Edward Brackett Raymond has written: 'Alternating current engineering practically treated' -- subject(s): Alternating Electric currents
Hemiplegia, which is a disease, has many symptoms. These symptoms include gait difficulty, difficulty with balance, depression, and even muscle spasms.
I have Hemiplegia and this medical condition cannot be cured because it is caused by irreversible brain damage caused by a stroke or any number of medica disorders.
I have Hemiplegia and this medical condition cannot be cured because it is caused by irreversible brain damage caused by a stroke or any number of medica disorders.
Kathryn A. Sawner has written: 'Brunnstrom's movement therapy in hemiplegia' -- subject(s): Exercise therapy, Hemiplegia, Movement, Neurophysiology, Physical therapy, Rehabilitation