Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
hemioire
English translation:
hemiplegia
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Spencer Allman
Mar 21, 2018 07:07
6 yrs ago
Finnish term
hemioire
Finnish to English
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Context: potilas sai oikeanpuoleisen hemioireen
does this mean the patient had a brain haemorrhage on the right hand side?
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Spencer
does this mean the patient had a brain haemorrhage on the right hand side?
thanks
Spencer
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hemiplegia
Could also refer to transient symptoms of limb weakness on one side of the body (hemiparesis).
If the patient has right-sided hemiplegia, it usually indicates a brain haemorrhage/thrombosis on the left side of the brain, as one side of the body is controlled by the opposite side of the brain.
If the patient has right-sided hemiplegia, it usually indicates a brain haemorrhage/thrombosis on the left side of the brain, as one side of the body is controlled by the opposite side of the brain.
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