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VERBORREA [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
DEF

[A disorder characterized by] difficulties in the acquisition and use of language due to deficits in the comprehension or production of vocabulary, sentence structure, and discourse.

CONT

[A] language disorder is a communication disorder in which a person has persistent difficulties in learning and using various forms of language (i.e., spoken, written, sign language). Individuals with language disorder have language abilities that are significantly below those expected for their age, which limits the ability to communicate or effectively participate in many social, academic, or professional environments.

OBS

language disability; language disorder: Although there is a distinction between "disability" and "disorder," both designations are used interchangeably in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[Trouble caractérisé par] des difficultés dans l'acquisition et l'utilisation du langage consécutives à des déficits dans la compréhension ou la production du vocabulaire, dans la structure de la phrase et dans le discours.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
CONT

Con trastornos del lenguaje o del habla nos referimos a problemas de la comunicación o de otras áreas relacionadas con ésta como las funciones motoras orales. Estos trastornos tienen una sintomatología muy variada, desde la incapacidad de comprensión a la verborrea, y además pueden presentarse desde el nacimiento del niño o manifestarse en la edad adulta.

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Record 2 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

Speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and difficult or impossible to interrupt.

OBS

Usually it is also loud and emphatic. Frequently the person talks without any social stimulation and may continue to talk even though no one is listening.

OBS

It is characteristic of manic episodes and also of Wernicke aphasia, but it is also found in other disorders such as schizophrenia.

Key term(s)
  • logorrhoea

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

Discours abondant, accéléré et difficile, voire impossible à interrompre.

OBS

En général, il est également bruyant et emphatique. Fréquemment, le sujet parle en l'absence de la moindre stimulation sociale et il peut continuer à parler même si personne ne l'écoute.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Psicología clínica
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