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Hemiplegia literally means paralysis of half of the body. When someone has hemiplegia (‘hemi’ means ‘half’ in Greek) it is because one of the hemispheres of the brain has been damaged, usually before, during or soon after birth. Childhood hemiplegia is a relatively common condition, affecting up to one child in a thousand.
