what is hemiparesis symptoms
Hemiparesis is partial weakness on one side of the body. Hemiparesis can affect either the left or right side of the body. The weakness may involve the arms, hands, legs, face or a combination. Almost 80 percent of stroke survivors experience hemiparesis, making it one of the most common effects of a stroke.
Not to be confused with Spastic hemiplegia. Hemiparesis is unilateral paresis, that is, weakness of the entire left or right side of the body (hemi- means half). Hemiplegia is, in its most severe form, complete paralysis of half of the body. Hemiparesis and hemiplegia can be caused by different medical conditions, including congenital causes, trauma, tumors, or stroke.