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Diplegia
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.

Paraplegia is weakness of both legs. Quadriplegia is weakness of all four limbs (quadri means four). (1)

For example, facial diplegia occurs in 50% of patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

(1) Clinical Neurology - Michael J Aminoff. 6th ed. Lange 2005.

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Effects of quadriceps femoris muscle strengthening on crouch gait in children with spastic diplegia. (includes comment and author reply)
Aug 01, 1995; Background and Purpose. Despite evidence of weakness in children with cerebral palsy, the use of strength training in this...
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Are patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia different from patients with spastic diplegia during walking? Gait evaluation using 3D gait analysis
Jan 01, 2007; Summary Patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) often resemble patients with mild spastic diplegia (SD), although their...
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Facial diplegia with hyperreflexia-a mild Guillain-Barre Syndrome variant, to treat or not to treat?(Case report)
Apr 10, 2007; Authors: Nitin K Sethi (corresponding author) [1]; Josh Torgovnick [1]; Edward Arsura [2]; Alissa Johnston [3]; Elizabeth...
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diplegia
Oct 01, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 diplegia /dpl'ju/, paralysis affecting the same parts on both sides of the body. One...
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Variant: Presenting with Myalgias and Acute Facial Diplegia
May 01, 2008; ABSTRACT A patient with no significant medical history presented with myalgias, lower extremity weakness, and facial diplegia....
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