To start off I will provide you with definitions of what a Stroke and Hemiplegia are.
Stroke
“Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), describes a variety of disorders characterised by the sudden onset of neurological deficits caused by vascular injury to the brain. Vascular damage in the brain disrupts blood flow, limits oxygen supply to the surrounding cells, and location, and extent of the lesion determine the symptoms and prognosis for the patient.” (Woodson, 2008)
Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia is just one of the many possible symptoms following a stroke.
Hemiplegia definition: “Paralysis of one side of the body, usually caused by a brain lesion, such as tumor, or a cerebrovascular accident. Paralysis occurs on the side opposite the lesion, or infarct, because of decussation of most of the fibres in the motor tracts of the brain.” (Atchison & Dirette, 2007)
Atchison, B. J., & Dirette, D. K. (Eds.). (2007). Conditions in Occupational Therapy (3rd ed., p. 361). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Woodson, A. M. (2008). Stroke. In M. V. Radomski, & C. A. Trombly Latham (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (pp. 1002). London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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