oscilación del sensorio

English translation: fluctuating level(s) of consciousness

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Spanish term or phrase:oscilación del sensorio
English translation:fluctuating level(s) of consciousness
Entered by: Joseph Tein

06:58 Aug 29, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / neurology
Spanish term or phrase: oscilación del sensorio
This phrase is from the admitting history of a pediatric patient with hemolytic uremic syndrome and enrolled in a clinical trial, describing some complications:

Complicaciones: ... disartria, oscilación del sensorio, EEG compatible con disfunción neuronal difusa.

I've tried various combinations of "sensorium" and the words "shifts," "fluctuations," and "oscillations" but don't find anything that could match this phrase. It obviously has to do with changes in consciousness or alertness.

What's the standard translation for this?

Gracias por su ayuda, come siempre.
Joseph Tein
United States
Local time: 02:21
fluctuating level(s) of consciousness
Explanation:
I always translate "sensorio" as "consciousness". I would say "fluctuating" is the usual collocation in this context; a very quick literature search supports it.

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Some quick and dirty references/example sentences:

The clinical hallmarks of delirium are decreased attention span and a waxing and waning type of confusion. Symptoms include the following:
[...]
Fluctuating levels of consciousness
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/288890-overview

"Delirium is characterized by an acute change (usually over hours to days) in mental status. Patients demonstrate fluctuating levels of consciousness..."
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0301/p1027.html

A less technical, but perhaps more idiomatic, rendering would be "drifting in and out of consciousness".

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Always happy to help, Joseph :) Nice to hear from you too!
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 06:21
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Summary of answers provided
4fluctuating level(s) of consciousness
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
2Brain oscilation
Luke Mersh


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fluctuating level(s) of consciousness


Explanation:
I always translate "sensorio" as "consciousness". I would say "fluctuating" is the usual collocation in this context; a very quick literature search supports it.

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Note added at 6 mins (2015-08-29 07:04:48 GMT)
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Some quick and dirty references/example sentences:

The clinical hallmarks of delirium are decreased attention span and a waxing and waning type of confusion. Symptoms include the following:
[...]
Fluctuating levels of consciousness
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/288890-overview

"Delirium is characterized by an acute change (usually over hours to days) in mental status. Patients demonstrate fluctuating levels of consciousness..."
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0301/p1027.html

A less technical, but perhaps more idiomatic, rendering would be "drifting in and out of consciousness".

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Note added at 17 mins (2015-08-29 07:15:56 GMT)
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Always happy to help, Joseph :) Nice to hear from you too!

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 06:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 854
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Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ciao FV ... nice to see and hear from you (and so fast, too).

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Brain oscilation


Explanation:
I am not 100% sure, but searching for answers in English I found the following results.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811101/


    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811101/
Luke Mersh
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your suggestion also, Luke.

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