Mar 21, 2016 14:40
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
actitud de descorticación
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
From a Bolivian ER admission report
Paciente XXX XXX de 33 años que ingresa el día 05/03/16 con antecedentes de haber sufrido agresión física 12 horas antes siendo traído por servicio de ambulancia, siendo ingresa a la UCI , al momento del ingreso paciente con Glasgow de 8/15 con agitación Psicomotriz y actitud de descorticacion, isocoria pupilar con hiperreactividad de reflejo pupilar izquierda.
I know decortication is a surgical procedure, but how would one have a "decortication attitude"??? Seems to be the wrong word usage somehow.
Paciente XXX XXX de 33 años que ingresa el día 05/03/16 con antecedentes de haber sufrido agresión física 12 horas antes siendo traído por servicio de ambulancia, siendo ingresa a la UCI , al momento del ingreso paciente con Glasgow de 8/15 con agitación Psicomotriz y actitud de descorticacion, isocoria pupilar con hiperreactividad de reflejo pupilar izquierda.
I know decortication is a surgical procedure, but how would one have a "decortication attitude"??? Seems to be the wrong word usage somehow.
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| 5 +2 | decorticate posturing |
Joseph Tein
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| 3 +3 | Decorticate posture |
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Joseph Tein
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decorticate posturing
"decorticate" here refers to brain damage ... see:
"Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest. This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain."
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Note added at 19 mins (2016-03-21 14:59:59 GMT)
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Also from Wikipedia:
"Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury. It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external stimulus such as pain causes the working set of muscles to contract. Since posturing is an important indicator of the amount of damage that has occurred to the brain, it is used by medical professionals to measure the severity of a coma with the Glasgow Coma Scale .... Decerebrate and decorticate posturing are strongly associated with poor outcome in a variety of conditions. "
"Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest. This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain."
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Note added at 19 mins (2016-03-21 14:59:59 GMT)
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Also from Wikipedia:
"Abnormal posturing is an involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury. It occurs when one set of muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external stimulus such as pain causes the working set of muscles to contract. Since posturing is an important indicator of the amount of damage that has occurred to the brain, it is used by medical professionals to measure the severity of a coma with the Glasgow Coma Scale .... Decerebrate and decorticate posturing are strongly associated with poor outcome in a variety of conditions. "
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Comment: "Thanks Joseph!"
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Decorticate posture
"Se entiende por actitud, postura o posicion la manera o situacion en que una persona se halla puesta o colocada, ya sea sentada, acostada o de pie." - First link
"Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest.
This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain. People who have this condition should get medical attention right away." - Second link (Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine)
"Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest.
This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain. People who have this condition should get medical attention right away." - Second link (Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Peer comment(s):
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Joseph Tein
: Good to include examples and the links.
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Thanks, Joseph. I think "actitud" is one of those Spanish words people don't always readily associate with (physical) position.
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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Thanks!
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lugoben
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