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Record 1 2024-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
G47.4
classification system code, see observation
OBS

G47.4: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
G47.4
classification system code, see observation
OBS

G47.4 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
G47.4
classification system code, see observation
OBS

G47.4: código de la Clasificación Estadística Internacional de Enfermedades y Problemas Relacionados con la Salud.

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Record 2 2018-09-19

English

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

[An episode] of sudden bilateral loss of muscle tone resulting in the individual collapsing, often occurring in association with intense emotions ...

French

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

[Épisode] de perte soudaine et bilatérale du tonus musculaire responsable d’une chute du sujet souvent à l’occasion d’une émotion intense [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Trastornos mentales
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Record 3 2017-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

This disorder is associated with a transient inability to move on awakening, or a the time of falling asleep. Isolated sleep paralysis (ISP) is not accompanied by an underlying sleep disorder, and thus is distinct from the sleep paralysis that accompanies 30% to 50% of patients with narcolepsy ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

La paralysie du sommeil peut survenir chez des gens ne présentant par ailleurs aucun signe de somnolence diurne excessive ou d’attaques de cataplexie, soit chez des individus non atteints de narcolepsie. Dans ce dernier cas, on parle alors de paralysie du sommeil isolée [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Comportement d’un animal s’immobilisant ou feignant la mort pour échapper à un prédateur.

Spanish

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