Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of diplegia.
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- noun One who suffers from
diplegia .
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Examples
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Hemiplegic and diplegic children usually do learn to walk, although some may need crutches, braces, or other aids.
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This is a useful aid to begin standing and walking, for children paralyzed or severely affected below the waist (paraplegia, spina bifida, diplegic cerebral palsy).
Chapter 7 1999
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Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: a pilot project.
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Central, midtemporal, or parietal spikes or spikes over the midline may also occur in children with evidence of cerebral palsy, in mostly diplegic, quadriplegic, or choreoathetoid forms.
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I'm 19 years old, and I have a mild form of spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
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Life expectancy with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy?
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The study, which is published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, involved 15 children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and specifically sought to determine whether one type of brace was more effective at improving gait and motor function than the other.
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· upper body little affected spastic diplegic or paraplegic cerebral palsy stands and walks with knees together and feet apart
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