Hemiparesis is the condition in which the muscle weakness or partial paralysis occurs on one side of the body
that can affect the arms, legs and facial muscles. It may be seen either on left side or right side of the body.
The severe form of hemiparesis is called hemiplegia. It means half-part of the body becomes weak and is
unable to perform the daily living activities. It is mostly seen as stroke, arterial ischemic stroke contributes
80% of the cases among the strokes. The reported incidence rates are 3-8 per 10000 children per year and most
of the between 1 to 5 years of age get affected with the hemiparesis due to in an increased incidence of infection
at this age. If it is not treated properly, then there may be chance of limping gait, painful shoulder, contractures,
sympathetic–reflex dystrophy, fracture, thalamic pain. Hemiparesis can be correlated with the Ayurvedic
concept of Pakshaghata, which is a Vataja Nanatmaja Vyadhi. Here a case of 8yr old male child from rural
area of Bellary district, Karnataka, India, had come to our hospital with unable to walk properly, weakness in
right side of the body, involuntary movements in right upper limb and associated with unable to sit in squatting
position. This condition was understood according to Ayurveda and treatment was planned like pakshaghata
chikitsakrama which includes snehana, swedana and vasti for 8days along with some internal medication,
then the child got recovered from weakness without any residual weakness within few weeks .Hence an attempt
has been made to explore this case.
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Author Name: Susanta Kumar Barika, Shankar Saradagi2 , Suryanarayana Mudadla3 and Radhika Injamuri
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Keywords: Hemiparesis, Hemiplegia, Pakshaghata, Children, Vasti, Ayurvedic management
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