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Hemiplegia refers to the loss of voluntary movement to one side of the body, often as a result of stroke. Hemiplegia is also defined as a paralysis of one side of the body which may be a presenting condition in Conversion disorder.

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Hemispatial neglect refers to a failure to attend to either the right or left visual field. Hemispatial neglect is usually associated with right, posterior brain damage.

Hemisphere refers to half of the brain, the right or left.

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Hemispherectomy is a surgical treatment for epilepsy in which one of the two cerebral hemispheres, which together make up the majority of the brain, is removed.

Hemispheres refers to the (2) two approximately equal halves of the neo-cortex; the right and left halves of the cortex

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Hemispheric asymmetry refers to the differentiation in morphology and physiology of the brain between the right and left hemispheres.

Hemoglobin refers to a heme- which contains protein in red blood cells that is responsible for transporting oxygen to tissues. Hemoglobin also serves as a weak buffer within red blood cells.

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Hemophilia refers to a genetic disorder in which blood does not clot properly.

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