Bio 330-- Paresises

Pure hemiparesis

half of the all the body is paralyzed accept for the forehead

Causes of pure hemiparesis

IC bleed in the middle meningeal artery or anterior choriodal artery

Pons bleed

Demyelination

Tumor abscess

Hemiparesis with additional deficits

same as pure hemiparesis

Causes of Hemiparesis with additional deficits

Arterial blockage

Tumor

Herniation

Hemorrage

Trauma

Hemiparesis sparing the face causes

cortical bleed in the middle cerebral artery or anterior cerebral artery

MS

Trauma

Cervical spinal cord compression

Unilateral Face and arm weakness causes

middle cerebral artery bleed

tumor

abcess

Brachial monoparesis

motor cortex: middle cerebral arterial bleed, small tumor, abcess

Peripheral nerve: Trauma or diabetic neuropathy

Crural monoparesis

motor cortex: anterior cerebral artery bleed, small tumor, abcess

Peripheral nerve: Injury and diabetic neuropathy

Facial weakness LMN causes

Damage to CN VII, Bell’s Palsy, Trauma, Pons Bleed, medulla bleed

Facial weakness UMN causes

IC hemorrhage, tumor

Motor cortex hemorrhage or tumor