alternating hemiplegia

noun

A form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral and contralateral presentation in different parts of the body, and is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis on one side of the body.

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Meanings

nounalternating hemiplegia (countable and uncountable, plural alternating hemiplegias)

plural alternating hemiplegias

  1. countableuncountableA form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral and contralateral presentation in different parts of the body, and is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis on one side of the body.
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