Hemiplegia is simply paralysis on one side of the body. Someone with hemiplegic migraine has, as one of their symptoms or perhaps their only symptom, trouble moving one side of their body. Since this is a common stroke symptom, it can be frightening. The symptoms usually occur during the migraine attack and sometimes for a while afterwards.
The good news is that the symptoms are only temporary, and are usually gone within 24 hours. (Usually, but not always. Some symptoms may last weeks, but this is less common. If you get a headache, the other symptoms may outlast the headache itself, which is usually short lived.)
Sometimes it affects most of the one side of the body, at other times only a part. Other symptoms may go along with it, such as difficulty speaking. There may be numbness, or a prickly feeling. Hemiplegic migraine can start in childhood or adulthood. The same person may get headaches or migraine attacks without the weakness as well.
Pam's got the hemiplegic full house. Hemiplegic episodes are brought on by stress. If the play's not enough stress, there's her father's colon cancer and surgery. If that's not enough stress, my family has made their own unique contributions. There's not a lot that can be done medically. It my end tomorrow so that she can perform. It may last a week. This is why prayers are needed.
Matt
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