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gelddraai

English translation: pill-rolling / finger-thumb rubbing

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Dutch term or phrase:gelddraai
English translation:pill-rolling / finger-thumb rubbing
Entered by: reachicago

11:25 Apr 21, 2009
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Pharmaceutical side effects
Dutch term or phrase: gelddraai
In medical article:

After using valproic acid for epilepsy, patient (70-yr male) had neurological tremors of the hands, but 'without "GELDDRAAI" aspect'.

(... tremor van de handen zonder "gelddraai" aspect).

Note that "gelddraai" is IN QUOTES in the article, and thus considered somewhat unusual.

PLEASE HELP!!

Thank you.

RE Anderson
[email protected]
Burg Translations Inc. / Chicago, IL, USA
reachicago
pill-rolling / finger-thumb rubbing
Explanation:
E.g. "Finger-thumb rubbing (pill-rolling tremor) may be present "

"This tremor sometimes is called "pill-rolling" tremor because it looks as if the person is manipulating a small object such as a pill. "

ref. http://neurology.health-cares.net/parkinsons-disease-early-s...
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Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:36
Grading comment
YES!!

This fits PERFECTLY!!

More than helpful.
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4 +4pill-rolling / finger-thumb rubbing
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pill-rolling / finger-thumb rubbing


Explanation:
E.g. "Finger-thumb rubbing (pill-rolling tremor) may be present "

"This tremor sometimes is called "pill-rolling" tremor because it looks as if the person is manipulating a small object such as a pill. "

ref. http://neurology.health-cares.net/parkinsons-disease-early-s...


    Reference: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o1VelRuI84IC&pg=PA135&lpg...
    Reference: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000755.htm
Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:36
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
YES!!

This fits PERFECTLY!!

More than helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: great answer, great refs and not a single agree??? hmmmmmm
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much indeed! :-)
agree  Vert-ical Tr (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  SJLD: classic pill-rolling tremor of PD
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Oliver Pekelharing: Very clever!
3 days 2 hrs
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