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LETHARGIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- premature burial
1, record 1, English, premature%20burial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- live burial 2, record 1, English, live%20burial
correct
- vivisepulture 3, record 1, English, vivisepulture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Premature burial ... means to be buried while still alive. Animals or humans may be buried alive accidentally or intentionally. 1, record 1, English, - premature%20burial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enterrement prématuré
1, record 1, French, enterrement%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ensevelissement prématuré 2, record 1, French, ensevelissement%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- inhumation prématurée 3, record 1, French, inhumation%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- enterrement vivant 4, record 1, French, enterrement%20vivant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comment être vraiment sûr qu'une personne a rendu l'âme, et qu'elle n’ est pas simplement en état léthargique de «mort apparente»? La question est longtemps restée ouverte, au point d’inspirer les précautions les plus extravagantes pour lutter contre la funeste éventualité d’une inhumation prématurée. 5, record 1, French, - enterrement%20pr%C3%A9matur%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- episodic dyscontrol
1, record 2, English, episodic%20dyscontrol
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a poorly defined entity consisting of intermittent periods of inappropriately violent, occasionally destructive behavior. 2, record 2, English, - episodic%20dyscontrol
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dysfonctionnement épisodique du comportement
1, record 2, French, dysfonctionnement%20%C3%A9pisodique%20du%20comportement
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les auteurs parlent d’un malade qui présentait un trouble affectif atypique, un dysfonctionnement épisodique du comportement et du parkinsonisme, peut-être à la suite d’une encéphalite léthargique.(Relevé dans «Canadian journal of psychiatry», 1992, 37(2) 140-142, cité dans la base de données Pascal) 1, record 2, French, - dysfonctionnement%20%C3%A9pisodique%20du%20comportement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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