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Recent Examples of diplegia
Walker was diagnosed with a rare form of cerebral palsy (spastic diplegia) at 18 months, forcing him to wear leg braces throughout his childhood.
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Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
—Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
She was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy at age 1, according to the family's YouCaring page.
—Sarah Klein, Health.com, 6 July 2018
Maya was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, which is a type of cerebral palsy that causes the muscles in the hips, legs and feet to be tight or spastic.
—Deasia Paige, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2018
Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
Spastic diplegia primarily involves the legs, often causing stiff hip and leg muscles.
—Lauren Sieben, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
She was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy at age 1, according to the family's YouCaring page.
—Sarah Klein, Health.com, 6 July 2018
Maya was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, which is a type of cerebral palsy that causes the muscles in the hips, legs and feet to be tight or spastic.
—Deasia Paige, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplegia
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About a third experience some form of aura beforehand, often accompanied by debilitating symptoms from vomiting to vertigo, or, in worse cases, temporary blindness or hemiplegia, a paralysis down one side of the body.—
Matthew Ponsford,
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2024
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Related article Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: Tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders Julia suffers from a rare neurological disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 July 2024
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Two of the rats were paralyzed and unable to reach food or water, and a third had paresis and had trouble moving.—
Rob O'Dell,
The Arizona Republic,
23 June 2021
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After she was diagnosed with paresis, Ms. Dhegrae threw herself into research, spending up to 20 hours a day trawling through scientific journals and poring over her own medical history.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Nov. 2019
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In collaboration with Fudan University’s Huashan Hospital, researchers enabled a patient with high-level paraplegia to control a smart wheelchair and a robotic dog.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Togolese soccer star, Samuel Asamoah, is at risk of paraplegia after breaking his neck during a mid-game collision with an advertising board in China.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Neuralink is currently running a clinical program dubbed Prime, which is seeking to enroll patients 22 years old and up, who have quadriplegia and are willing to have a 1,024-electrode chip, about the size of a quarter, implanted for a study expected to last six years.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rank has been a paraprofessional at the school for the past seven years, working one-on-one with students with disabilities.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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The system features low-floor vehicles designed for easy boarding, along with audio and visual stop announcements and designated priority seating for seniors and riders with disabilities.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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During that period, sociologists viewed illness mostly as a deviation from normal functioning leading to impairments that require treatment.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Defense attorney Dmitry Gorin, a former LA County prosecutor, said claiming insanity or mental impairment presents a major challenge for any defense team.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Diplegia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplegia. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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