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hemiplegia: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added information on causes and treatment of hemiplegia.	Kara Rogers	Jun 19, 2018
	Add new Web site: Epilepsy Society - What is Hemiplegia.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Apr 06, 2018
	Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Parents - Hemiplegia.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 02, 2014
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 23, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998