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Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association - Support for children with hemiplegia, hemiparesis, childhood stroke, ... |
 | | Welcome to the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, offering support and information to families of infants, children, and young adults who have hemiplegic cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiparesis, prenatal stroke, childhood stroke, infant stroke, perinatal stroke, neonatal stroke, in utero stroke, and stroke in neonates. |
| | In child or infant hemiplegic cerebral palsy, there is damage to part of the brain and this may occur in utero, at birth, or later, as a result of accident, illness or pediatric stroke. |
| | Hemiplegia is sometimes known hemiparesis, meaning a partial paralysis of one side of the body. |
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