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forma de inicio

English translation: onset

14:29 Nov 3, 2009

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Medical (general) / ELA (ALS)

Spanish term or phrase: forma de inicio

La forma de inicio (de ELA) fue un un 70.2% espinal and 29.8% bulbar.

Justin Peterson KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (3 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 29 Spain
Local time: 11:10

English translation:onset

Explanation:
I'd rewrite it slightly and say that "onset was spinal in 70.2% of cases and bulbar in 29.8%."

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Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 11:10

Grading comment

Onset is definitely the appropriate medical term. Thanks Andrew!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

onset

Dr. Andrew Frankland

initial stages of (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Constantinos Faridis

the way ALS originated

spaniard89

Answers

11 mins confidence:

the way ALS originated

Explanation:
ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

spaniard89
Spain
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of:

Spanish

18 mins confidence:

initial stages of (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Explanation:
[Electromyographic analysis of motor disorders in the initial stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (bulbar form)]. [Article in Russian]. Novikova VP. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5027043

Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of:

Greek

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

onset

Explanation:
I'd rewrite it slightly and say that "onset was spinal in 70.2% of cases and bulbar in 29.8%."

Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15742104
Reference: http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/33/2/131.pdf

Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 11:10
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