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Record 1 2024-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
CONT

Dementia with Lewy bodies(DLB) is a type of progressive dementia that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning and independent function. Its features may include spontaneous changes in attention and alertness, recurrent visual hallucinations, REM [rapid eye movement] sleep behavior disorder, and slow movement, tremors or rigidity.

OBS

Lewy body dementia; LBD: Even though some authors use the designation "Lewy body dementia" to refer to "dementia with Lewy bodies," it should be avoided since "Lewy body dementia" refers to a category of diseases that includes "dementia with Lewy bodies."

OBS

dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB; Lewy body dementia; LBD: The word "dementia" is sometimes considered pejorative.

Key term(s)
  • major neuro-cognitive disorder with Lewy bodies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Maladies à corps de Lewy. Classification : [...] trouble neurocognitif majeur à corps de Lewy : les troubles cognitifs apparaissent avant ou en même temps que le parkinsonisme.

OBS

démence à corps de Lewy; DCL : Le mot «démence» est parfois considéré comme péjoratif.

Key term(s)
  • trouble neuro-cognitif majeur à corps de Lewy

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

This remarkable ability of the eye to discover lightness values independent of flux, so convincingly demonstrated when only a single photoreceptor system is operating, is the rock on which a satisfactory description of color vision can be built.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

C'est cette remarquable capacité de l'œil à déterminer la clarté indépendamment du flux (si clairement démontrée lorsqu'un seul système photorécepteur opère), qui va nous permettre de bâtir une théorie satisfaisante de la vision des couleurs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

published by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

Renseignement confirmé par la Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

The HMD(helmet mounted display) comprises two CRT(cathode ray tube) image sources, each with an identical, independent, modular optics arrangement for each eye. Each arrangement comprises an aluminum or suitable plastic or composite material housing enclosing relay optics(not visible) common to both day and night luminance conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
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