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Gemisindr

Gemisindr (hemisyndromum; Greek hemi-– a floor - unilateral, half + Greek syndromz – confluence, accumulation) – the name combining the disturbances of functions of a nervous system noted only on one half of a body (left or right).

 
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The weight of a human brain makes about 2% of all body weight, however it consumes about 20% of the oxygen coming to blood. This fact does a human brain extremely susceptible to the damages caused by shortage of oxygen.