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MIE

English translation: left lower limb

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Portuguese term or phrase:MIE
English translation:left lower limb
Entered by: Alan Lambson

03:09 Mar 6, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: MIE
Unknown abbreviation in this paragraph:


DRC sob hemodiálise, internado com quadro compatível com encefalopatia de etiologia multifatorial com componente metabólico e alteracões HE graves, sem evidência de síndrome de desmielinização encafélica. Objetivados abalos mioclónicos do MIE.
Alan Lambson
Local time: 18:32
left lower limb
Explanation:
most of myoclonic jerks occur in association with disorders of the central nervous system.1 It can originate from the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord, and there are some other forms of myoclonus. Epilepsia partialis continua is a focal, continuous form of cortical myoclonus, usually involving the distal part of the upper or lower limb.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-03-06 09:03:08 GMT)
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MIE - membro inferior esquerdo
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Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 02:32
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Thank you!
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4 +5left lower limb
Marjolein Snippe


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
left lower limb


Explanation:
most of myoclonic jerks occur in association with disorders of the central nervous system.1 It can originate from the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord, and there are some other forms of myoclonus. Epilepsia partialis continua is a focal, continuous form of cortical myoclonus, usually involving the distal part of the upper or lower limb.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-03-06 09:03:08 GMT)
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MIE - membro inferior esquerdo

Example sentence(s):
  • Na apresentação de sintomas 50% dos indivídu- os referiram dor tanto em membro inferior direito (MID) como em esquerdo (MIE)

    Reference: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/fm/v26n3/a07v26n3.pdf
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/myoclonus
Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 02:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you!

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agree  Giovanna Ramalho
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  -> Obrigada, Giovanna!
agree  Margarida Ataide
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agree  Rafael Sousa Brazlate
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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