Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

aspontaneité motrice

English translation:

lack of spontaneous movement, akinesia

Added to glossary by Nick Lingris
Aug 8, 2005 16:36
18 yrs ago
French term

aspontaneité motrice

French to English Medical Medical (general)
"Les sequelles de ce traumatisme cranienne sont ... Et on retrouve une aspontaneité motrice."
From a medical report on an accident victim.

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): aspontaneit� motrice
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akinesia, lack of spontaneous movement

First of all, on the web there's only one occurrence of aspontaneité in French.
There are lots of English aspontaneity, but it's either verbal or behavioral.
On the other hand, there are also lots of French akinesie, with or without 'extrapyramidal'.
We all understand 'aspontaneité motrice' to mean *lack of spontaneous movement* (a possible reply to the question).
Here are some definitions for akinesia:
Stedman's: Absence or loss of the power of voluntary movement, due to an extrapyramidal disorder.
Dorlands: absence, poverty, or lack of control of voluntary muscle movements.
[http://www.abess.com/glossary.html#akinesia] A state of motor inhibition or reduced voluntary movement.
On Google, one will also find many occurrences of akinesia defined as "lack of spontaneous movement".
So I believe the French should be akinesie and the English akinesia. Otherwise, the safe bet, 'lack of spontaneous movement'.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Nick, the "safe" option seems best."
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French term (edited): aspontaneit� motrice

aspontaneous (body) movement

This is not aspontaneous general body movement but rather an urgent sense or feeling that the body part, usually one or more of the limbs, must be moved. ...


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French term (edited): aspontaneit� motrice

motor aspontaneity

...structional disturbances, the patients were distinguished by motor aspontaneity, inertia,. inability to realize their motor capabilities, and a slow rate ...
www.springerlink.com/index/VW771H7T5136NXX2.pdf
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