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Diplegia-- Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides the body, such as both arms or both legs
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What disease is diplegia associated with?
Diplegia usually indicates brain damage, most often from cerebral palsy.
What type of paralysis is diplegia?
diplegia, affecting the same body region on both sides of the body (both arms, for example, or both sides of the face)
What is spastic diplegia historically known as?
Spastic diplegia is historically known as "Little's Disease:. It is a form of cerebral palsy. The name comes from Dr William Little, the first person who identified the disease when he observed it among children in the 1860s.
Why should one see a doctor if experiencing diplegia?
Diplegia is the medical term for paralysis of two symmetrical parts of the body -- both arms, for instance, or both legs. It can be an obvious, debilitating sign of serious disorders like cerebral palsy, and thus requires immediate medical attention.
What is monoplegia cerebral palsy?
affected muscles in one limb is monoplegia, both arms or both legs is diplegia, both limbs on one side of the body is hemiplegia, and in all four limbs is quadriplegia.
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter D and 2nd letter I and 7th letter I and 8th letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern DI----IA. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter D and 2nd letter I and 7th letter I and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: dichasia diplegia diplopia
What are some eight letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 8th letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern --PL---A. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: diplegia diplopia diplozoa haplopia impluvia
What are some eight letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 6th letter G and 8th letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --PL-G-A. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter P and 4th letter L and 6th letter G and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: diplegia
What is the difference between hemiplegia and diplegia?
Hemiplegia is a condition where there is paralysis in one vertical half of a patient's body.Quadriplegia, also known as tetraplegia, is a symptom in which a human experiences paralysis affecting all four limbs, although not necessarily total paralysis or loss of function.Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities. It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida which affects the neural elements of the spinal canal. The area of the spinal canal which is affected in paraplegia is either the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral regions. If the arms are also affected by paralysis, tetraplegia is the proper terminology.(yahoo answers)
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter L and 5th letter E and 7th letter I and 8th letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -I-LE-IA. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter L and 5th letter E and 7th letter I and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: diplegia
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter D and 2nd letter I and 4th letter L and 8th letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern DI-L---A. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter D and 2nd letter I and 4th letter L and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: dielytra diplegia diplopia diplozoa
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter D and 5th letter E and 6th letter G and 7th letter I?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern D---EGI-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter D and 5th letter E and 6th letter G and 7th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: diplegia diplegic
