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PRONATION SIGN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dysdiadokokinesia
1, record 1, English, dysdiadokokinesia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impairment of the power to perform alternating movements in rapid, smooth, and rhythmic succession, such as pronation and supination; a sign of cerebellar disease. 1, record 1, English, - dysdiadokokinesia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dysdiadococinésie
1, record 1, French, dysdiadococin%C3%A9sie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe de troubles cérébelleux qui se manifeste par une perturbation de la diadococinésie; le malade est alors incapable d'exécuter rapidement et alternativement des mouvements opposés comme la pronation-supination. 2, record 1, French, - dysdiadococin%C3%A9sie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pronator sign
1, record 2, English, pronator%20sign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pronation sign 2, record 2, English, pronation%20sign
correct
- pronation phenomenon 3, record 2, English, pronation%20phenomenon
correct
- Babinski’s sign 2, record 2, English, Babinski%26rsquo%3Bs%20sign
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Immediate return to pronation position of the hand on the affected side of the hemiplegic patient when both hands are passively supinated and suddenly released. 4, record 2, English, - pronator%20sign
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "pronator sign" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 5, record 2, English, - pronator%20sign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phénomène de la pronation
1, record 2, French, ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20de%20la%20pronation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En cas d'hémiplégie, phénomène par lequel l'avant-bras et la main paralysés, après avoir été placés en supination, reviennent en pronation. 2, record 2, French, - ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20de%20la%20pronation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fenómeno de la pronación
1, record 2, Spanish, fen%C3%B3meno%20de%20la%20pronaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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