abalos

English translation: jerking motions

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Portuguese term or phrase:abalos
English translation:jerking motions
Entered by: marina hennies

09:18 Mar 12, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / epilepsy
Portuguese term or phrase: abalos
apresenta um enrijecimento do corpo (fase tônica da crise) e passa a ter abalos no corpo por 1 a 2 minutos
marina hennies
Brazil
Local time: 11:41
jerking motions
Explanation:
This is what happens with the body during the clonic phase, but I don't know if it's an exact translation of "abalos," which seems to be a more general word.

There's a glossary on epilepsy at http://www.topamax-epilepsy.com/epilepsy/glossary.jsp

During a myoclonic seizure, the muscles contract rapidly for a brief time. **Sudden jerking motions occur on both sides of the body** or sometimes in one foot or arm.



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Here is another definition from the same glossary which uses the term "jerking and jolting." I suppose you could also say "convulsive movements," but the definition of "convulsion" encompasses the entire event:

Tonic-Clonic Seizure
During a tonic-clonic seizure, the body stiffens (the tonic phase) and the limbs and face begin to jolt and shake (the clonic phase). During the tonic phase, breathing may slow down or even pause; in a typical tonic-clonic seizure, when the convulsive movements begin, breathing returns. The **jerking and jolting** of the clonic phase often lasts less than a minute.
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5 +2convulsions
airmailrpl
5shakes
rhandler
3jerking motions
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convulsions


Explanation:
Lincx - Serviços de Saúde - Epilesia-
Os sintomas são vários, como gritos, quedas, perda de consciência e endurecimento do corpo seguido por abalos incontroláveis. A musculatura relaxa após a ...
www.lincx.com.br/lincx/saude_a_z/outras_doencas/epilepsia.a... -


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neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: "Convulsion" is a broader term that covers entire event, including both the tonic and the clonic phases.
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agree  Henrique Magalhaes
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agree  oxygen4u: :)
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jerking motions


Explanation:
This is what happens with the body during the clonic phase, but I don't know if it's an exact translation of "abalos," which seems to be a more general word.

There's a glossary on epilepsy at http://www.topamax-epilepsy.com/epilepsy/glossary.jsp

During a myoclonic seizure, the muscles contract rapidly for a brief time. **Sudden jerking motions occur on both sides of the body** or sometimes in one foot or arm.



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Note added at 20 mins (2007-03-12 09:38:07 GMT)
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Here is another definition from the same glossary which uses the term "jerking and jolting." I suppose you could also say "convulsive movements," but the definition of "convulsion" encompasses the entire event:

Tonic-Clonic Seizure
During a tonic-clonic seizure, the body stiffens (the tonic phase) and the limbs and face begin to jolt and shake (the clonic phase). During the tonic phase, breathing may slow down or even pause; in a typical tonic-clonic seizure, when the convulsive movements begin, breathing returns. The **jerking and jolting** of the clonic phase often lasts less than a minute.

Muriel Vasconcellos
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shakes


Explanation:
Esta é a palavra mais relacionada a epilepsia, veja:

487,000 English pages for shakes epilepsy

Exemplos:

Overcoming My Shakes
A young woman comes to terms with having epilepsy, rising to the challenges of navigating high school and accepting disappointment.
www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/between/jthomas.cfm

Postoperative pseudostatus: Not everything that shakes is epilepsy
Postoperative pseudostatus: Not everything that shakes is epilepsy. M REUBER, SM ENRIGHT, PJ GOULDING Anaesthesia 55:11, 74-78, Blackwell, 2000. ...
cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=122

Shakes and Seizures
A. When they think of seizures or epilepsy, most people picture a grand mal seizure, in which a child passes out and begins to shake violently all over. ...
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/05_shakes.ht...

A Child`s Guide to EpilepsyA child who has epilepsy feels just as healthy as everyone else most of the time. ... This could make your arm shake without you wanting it to shake. ...
www.epilepsy.ca/eng/content/child.html


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The link to the second example is:

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=122

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