krampeterskelen

English translation: convulsion threshold/ threshold for convulsions

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Norwegian term or phrase:krampeterskelen
English translation:convulsion threshold/ threshold for convulsions
Entered by: Helen Johnson

10:14 Apr 19, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / pharmaceutical instructions
Norwegian term or phrase: krampeterskelen
Det samme gjelder ved administrasjon av sumatriptan til pasienter med epilepsi eller andre forandringer i hjernen som senker krampeterskelen.
Does anyone know if this mean (scale of) convulsions, or seizures?
TIA,
Helen
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:19
convulsion threshold
Explanation:
which lower their convulsion threshold
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Elena Paranicheva
Norway
Grading comment
Thanks, Isulena and Richard. Points awareded here because this is the one I used, but both are used.
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4 +1convulsion threshold
Elena Paranicheva
5threshold for convulsions
Richard Lawson


  

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convulsion threshold


Explanation:
which lower their convulsion threshold

Elena Paranicheva
Norway
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks, Isulena and Richard. Points awareded here because this is the one I used, but both are used.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Lawson: I see you pipped me to the post. "Convulsion threshold" is probably in more common use than "threshold for convulsions", although both are used.
13 mins
  -> yes, you're right. takk!
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threshold for convulsions


Explanation:
... lower the threshold for convulsions


    www.ijp-online.com/archives/1989/ 021/03/r0107-0109le.pdf
    emc.medicines.org.uk/emc/assets/c/html/ displaydoc.asp?documentid=7285
Richard Lawson
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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