is paralysis (loss of movement and/or sensation) of the same body part on both sides of the body or of two similar parts on opposite sides of the body. Examples of diplegia would be when both hands are paralyzed or two similar parts of the face on both sides of the body are paralyzed. There are several specific types of diplegia, depending on the body part affected.
Paralysis of corresponding parts on either side of the body. All four limbs may be affected but it occurs more commonly in the legs than in the arms. (See Little Disease)
Paralysis of all for extremities, with the lower extremities more severely involved than the upper extremities.
weakness and often stiffness in both legs
paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
involvement of all four limbs with more involvement in the lower limbs than upper limbs.
A motor disability marked by muscle weakness and tone imbalance, and incoordination of either both legs (most common) or both arms (unusual).
Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body
Paralysis affecting symmetrical regions on both sides of the body
Form of cerebral palsy primarily affecting the legs.
a state of paralysis affecting the legs
A type of Cerebral Palsy that affects both arms and legs, but most often the legs
(dU-plTcjT-^) Origin [G. di-, two, + plTgT, a stroke] Diplegia is the loss of function and sensation of corresponding parts on both sides of the body. Diplegia may occur because of the paralysis of nerves passing from the spinal column to the corresponding limbs. Diplegia causes wasting of the muscles of the limb making them degenerate without any excitatory impulses from the nerves.
A type of cerebral palsy in which spasticity primarily affects the legs.
Diplegia, when used singularly, refers to paralysis affecting one part of the body and the corresponding part on the other side of the body — usually both legs. It should not be confused with paraplegia, which is a form of paralysis affecting the entire body. Spastic diplegia is a condition of neuromuscular hypertonia primarily in the muscles of the legs, hips, and pelvis, and is a form of cerebral palsy.
