Basic Summary for Alternating Hemiplegia

Main name of condition: Alternating Hemiplegia

What is Alternating Hemiplegia?
  Brief description of Alternating Hemiplegia: Episodes of one-sided paralysis.
  Parent types of Alternating Hemiplegia: Brain conditions
  Organs Affected by Alternating Hemiplegia: brain
  Types of Alternating Hemiplegia: Benign Alternating Hemiplegia, Classic Alternating Hemiplegia

How many people get Alternating Hemiplegia?
Prevalance of Alternating Hemiplegia: rare

Who gets Alternating Hemiplegia?
Profile for Alternating Hemiplegia: develops in childhood, usually before the first 4 years. ¹

How serious is Alternating Hemiplegia?
Prognosis of Alternating Hemiplegia: Children with the benign form of alternating hemiplegia have a good prognosis. However, those who experience the more severe form have a poor prognosis because intellectual and mental capacity do not respond to drug therapy, and balance and gait problems continue. Over time, walking unassisted becomes difficult or impossible ¹

What causes Alternating Hemiplegia?
  Cause of Alternating Hemiplegia: Unknown.
  Causes of Alternating Hemiplegia: The cause of the disorder is unknown. ¹
  Causes of Alternating Hemiplegia: see causes of Alternating Hemiplegia

What are the symptoms of Alternating Hemiplegia?
Symptoms of Alternating Hemiplegia: see symptoms of Alternating Hemiplegia

How is it treated?
Treatments for Alternating Hemiplegia: see treatments for Alternating Hemiplegia

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Alternating Hemiplegia Information Page: NINDS

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