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Sparing effect of hemiplegia on scleroderma. 1990

S Sethi, and W Sequeira

Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.

The paretic limb is spared in patients who develop rheumatic diseases after a hemiplegic stroke. This has been described previously in rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and osteoarthritis. A similar presentation in a case of scleroderma is described in this report. Scleroderma skin changes are absent in the completely paretic limb and were markedly reduced in the weak left leg. Inflammation may be modified either by neuropeptides or by an anatomical neurological lesion and this may explain the phenomenon.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002561	Cerebrovascular Disorders	A spectrum of pathological conditions of impaired blood flow in the brain. They can involve vessels (ARTERIES or VEINS) in the CEREBRUM, the CEREBELLUM, and the BRAIN STEM. Major categories include INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; and others.	Brain Vascular Disorders,Intracranial Vascular Disorders,Vascular Diseases, Intracranial,Cerebrovascular Diseases,Cerebrovascular Insufficiency,Cerebrovascular Occlusion,Brain Vascular Disorder,Cerebrovascular Disease,Cerebrovascular Disorder,Cerebrovascular Insufficiencies,Cerebrovascular Occlusions,Disease, Cerebrovascular,Diseases, Cerebrovascular,Insufficiencies, Cerebrovascular,Insufficiency, Cerebrovascular,Intracranial Vascular Disease,Intracranial Vascular Diseases,Intracranial Vascular Disorder,Occlusion, Cerebrovascular,Occlusions, Cerebrovascular,Vascular Disease, Intracranial,Vascular Disorder, Brain,Vascular Disorder, Intracranial,Vascular Disorders, Brain,Vascular Disorders, Intracranial
D005260	Female		Females
D006429	Hemiplegia	Severe or complete loss of motor function on one side of the body. This condition is usually caused by BRAIN DISEASES that are localized to the cerebral hemisphere opposite to the side of weakness. Less frequently, BRAIN STEM lesions; cervical SPINAL CORD DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; and other conditions may manifest as hemiplegia. The term hemiparesis (see PARESIS) refers to mild to moderate weakness involving one side of the body.	Monoplegia,Hemiplegia, Crossed,Hemiplegia, Flaccid,Hemiplegia, Infantile,Hemiplegia, Post-Ictal,Hemiplegia, Spastic,Hemiplegia, Transient,Crossed Hemiplegia,Crossed Hemiplegias,Flaccid Hemiplegia,Flaccid Hemiplegias,Hemiplegia, Post Ictal,Hemiplegias,Hemiplegias, Crossed,Hemiplegias, Flaccid,Hemiplegias, Infantile,Hemiplegias, Post-Ictal,Hemiplegias, Spastic,Hemiplegias, Transient,Infantile Hemiplegia,Infantile Hemiplegias,Monoplegias,Post-Ictal Hemiplegia,Post-Ictal Hemiplegias,Spastic Hemiplegia,Spastic Hemiplegias,Transient Hemiplegia,Transient Hemiplegias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001132	Arm	The superior part of the upper extremity between the SHOULDER and the ELBOW.	Brachium,Upper Arm,Arm, Upper,Arms,Arms, Upper,Brachiums,Upper Arms
D012594	Scleroderma, Localized	A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules.	Dermatosclerosis,Morphea,Scleroderma, Circumscribed,Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre,Linear Scleroderma,Scleroderma, Linear,Circumscribed Scleroderma,Localized Scleroderma,Morpheas,Sclerodermas, Localized
D012880	Skin Pigmentation	Coloration of the skin.	Skin Color,Skin Tone,Color, Skin,Colors, Skin,Pigmentation, Skin,Pigmentations, Skin,Skin Colors,Skin Pigmentations,Skin Tones,Tone, Skin,Tones, Skin