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disturbed mentation

French translation: confusion mentale

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English term or phrase:disturbed mentation
French translation:confusion mentale
Entered by: Didier Fourcot

06:55 Oct 19, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: disturbed mentation
toujours dans un texte sur les liens entre la migraine et les shunt-droite-gauche
Christine Lécluse-Boyd (X)
Local time: 23:44
confusion mentale
Explanation:
Le sujet semble être celui de la première référence (dépistage du foramen ovale chez les plongeurs), à mon avis une lecture de ce texte éclairera pas mal votre lanterne
Deuxième référence exemple d'utilisation de ce terme courant en description clinique
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Didier Fourcot
Local time: 23:44
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Merci beaucoup
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Activité mentale perturbée
Maya Jurt
4pensée perturbée
mckinnc
4confusion mentale
Didier Fourcot


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pensée perturbée


Explanation:
I'm not sure of the best way to express this but it's clearly talking about when thought processes are disturbed by migraine.

From dictionary.com

mentation n : the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection]



mckinnc
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 371
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
confusion mentale


Explanation:
Le sujet semble être celui de la première référence (dépistage du foramen ovale chez les plongeurs), à mon avis une lecture de ce texte éclairera pas mal votre lanterne
Deuxième référence exemple d'utilisation de ce terme courant en description clinique


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    Reference: http://www.elcwp.org/Documents/SuppCare/SyllUrgences/Confusi...
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 5483
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Merci beaucoup
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Activité mentale perturbée


Explanation:
mentation is, according to Webster: mental activity

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491

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agree  John Garside
1 hr
agree  Abu Amaal (X)
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