Glossary H
Glossary H
Hemiplegia refers to the loss of voluntary movement to one side of the body, often as a result of stroke.
Hemiplegia is also defined as a paralysis of one side of the body which may be a presenting condition in Conversion disorder.
Hemispherectomy is a surgical treatment for epilepsy in which one of the two cerebral hemispheres, which together make up the majority of the brain, is removed.
Hemispheres refers to the (2) two approximately equal halves of the neo-cortex; the right and left halves of the cortex
Hemispheric asymmetry refers to the differentiation in morphology and physiology of the brain between the right and left hemispheres.
Hemophilia refers to a genetic disorder in which blood does not clot properly.