By Stefana Sas

Chapter 12

*- plegia = paralysis

*- paresis = weakness

*Hemiplegia

* Hemiplegia is the damage to the motor areas on one side of the brain can lead to paralysis of the opposite side of the body.

*Paralysis of various body areas results from damage to motor areas of the brain or neural pathways of the spinal cord. Voluntary muscle activity, including functions such as breathing, may be affected, and there may be a loss of sensation. Neither consciousness nor intellectual function is affected by paralysis.

*paraplegia

Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.

*Hemiparesis

Hemiparesis is described like a weakness or loss of motion on one side of the body