- Glossary
Hemiparesis
In medicine, hemiparesis refers to incomplete paralysis of one side of the body. It occurs as a result of damage to the central nervous system, such as that caused by a stroke. Since nerve centers in the right hemisphere of the brain control movement of the extremities on the left side of the body and vice versa, hemiparesis typically occurs on the side of the body opposite to the site of the damage.
