Acebo Neurology Terms Flashcards

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1
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Acetylcholine

A

Acetilcolina

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Absence seizure

A
  • ausencia
  • crisis de ausencia
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3
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acoustic neuroma

A

neuroma acústico

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akinesia

A

acinesia

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5
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Akinetic seizure

A

Acceso acinético

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Alzheimer’s disease

A

enfermedad de Alzheimer

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amantadine hydrochloride

A

clorhidrato de amantadina

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Amitryptiline

A

Amitriptilina

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Amygdala

A

Amígdala

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Amyloid

(noun, as in the proteinous substance)

A

Amiloide (n.)

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Amyloid

(adj, as in derived terms)

A

Amiloideo (adj.)

(I am at a loss about how to use this)

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Analgesia

A

Analgesia

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13
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Analgesic

Pain killer

A

Analgésico

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14
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Anticolinergic agents

A

Agentes anticolinérgicos

(¡ojo! no son anticolinergéticos)

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Antidepressant

A

Antidepresivo

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Antiepileptic

A

Antiepiléptico

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Arteritis

  • not to be confused with arthritis
  • it’s a type of vasculitis, inflammation of the arteries
  • can be caused by infection or autoimmune
A

Arteritis

  • no confundir con artritis
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18
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Astrocytes

(type of glia)

A

Astrocitos

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19
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Astrocytoma

A

Astrocitoma

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Aura

A

Aura

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21
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Automatism

A

Automatismo

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22
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Autonomic Nervous System

A

Sistema Nervioso Autónomo

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Axon

A

Axón

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24
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Basal Ganglia

A

Ganglios basales

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25
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Basilar Artery Migraine

A

Jaqueca de la arteria basilar

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26
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Benign Exertional Headache

A

Cefalalgia benigna por esfuerzo

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27
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Benserazide

A

benseracida

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28
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Biofeedback

A

Biorretroalimentación

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29
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Biperiden

A

Biperidén

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30
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Bradykinesia

A

Bradicinesia

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31
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Brain Stem

A

Tallo cerebral

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32
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brainstem auditory evoked response test

A

medición de las respuestas evocadas auditivas del tallo cerebral

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33
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carbamazapine

A

carbamacepina

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34
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carbidopa

A

carbidopa

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35
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central vestibular disorder

A

trastorno central del aparato vestibular

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36
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cerebellum

A

cerebelo

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37
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cerebral cortex

A

córtex (f )! o corteza cerebral

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38
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cerebral palsy

A

parálisis cerebral

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39
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cerebral ventricle

A

ventrículo cerebral

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40
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cerebrospinal fluid

A

líquido cerebrospinal

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41
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cerebrovascular

A

cerebrovascular

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42
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cerebrum

A

cerebrum, cerebro

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43
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cingulectomy

A

cingulectomía

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44
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cluster headache

A

cefalea en racimos / grupos / acúmulos

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45
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computed tomography

A

tomografía computarizada / computada

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46
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concussion

A

conmoción

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47
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convulsion

A

convulsión

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48
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cordotomy

A

cordotomía

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49
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corpus callosum

A

cuerpo calloso

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50
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cortex

A

corteza

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51
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Creutzfeld-Jakob disease

(there were 126 cases in the US as of 2006 and you will never interpret for any of them)

A

enfermedad de Kreutzfeld-Jacob

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52
Q

cryothalamotomy

A

destrucción crioquirúrgica del tálamo

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53
Q

cyproheptadine

A

ciproheptadina

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54
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dementia

A

demencia

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55
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depression

A

depresión

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56
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dopamine

A

dopamina

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57
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dorsal root rhizotomy

A

rizotomía de la raíz dorsal

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58
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double vision

A

visión o vista doble

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59
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dyskinesia

A

discinesia

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60
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electroencefalogram (EEG)

A

electroencefalograma (EEG)

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61
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electromyogram (EMG)

electromyography

A

electromiograma (EMG)

electromiografía

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62
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electronystagmography

A

electronistagmografía

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63
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endolymph

A

endolinfa

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64
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endorphin

A

endorfina (*f *)

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65
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enkephalin

A

encefalina

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66
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ependimoma

A

ependimoma

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67
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epilepsy

A

epilepsia

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68
Q

epileptic focus

A

foco epileptico

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69
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epileptiform

A

epileptiforme

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70
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epinephrine

A

epinefrina

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71
Q

ergotamine tartrate

A

tartrato (*m *) de ergotamina

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72
Q

extracerebral decarboxylase inhibitors

A

inhibidores extracerebrales de la descarboxylasa

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73
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festination

A

festinación

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74
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frontal lobe

A

lóbulo frontal

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75
Q

glial cells

A

células gliales

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76
Q

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

yes, that’s an English term!

A

glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

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77
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glioma

A

glioma

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78
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grand mal

*aka *tonic-clonic seizure

A

gran mal

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79
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hemiplegic migraine

A

jaqueca hemiplégica

80
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hippocampus

A

hipocampo

81
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Huntington’s disease

A

enfermedad de Huntington

82
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hydrocephalus

A

hidrocéfalo

83
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hypothalamus

A

hipotálamo

84
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infantile spasm

A

espasmo infantil

85
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infarct dementia

A

demencia por infarto

86
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L-dopa

A

L-dopa

87
Q

labyrinth

A

laberinto

88
Q

laberynthectomy

A

laberintectomía

89
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levodopa

A

levodopa

90
Q

lymbic system

A

sistema límbico

91
Q

lumbar puncture

A

punción lumbar

92
Q

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A

imágenes por resonancia magnética (IRM)

resonancia magnética nuclear

93
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mania

A

manía

94
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manic-depressive

A

maníaco-depresivo

95
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meclizine

A

meclicina

96
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medulla

A

médula

97
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medulloblastoma

A

meduloblastoma

98
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Ménière’s disease

A

enfermedad / síndrome / vértigo

de Ménière

99
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meninges

A

meninges

100
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meningioma

A

meningioma

101
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meningitis

A

meningitis

102
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methylphenidate

A

metilfenidato

103
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migraine

A

jaqueca

104
Q

migraine

A

migraña

105
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monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI)

A

inhibidores de la monoamino oxidasa

(IMOA)

106
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multi-infarct dementia

A

demencia por infartos múltiples

107
Q

multiple sclerosis

A

esclerosis (*f *) múltiple

108
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multiple sensory deficit

A

déficit sensorial múltiple

109
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myelin sheath

A

vaina de mielina

110
Q

myelogram

A

mielograma

111
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myoclonic seizure

A

acceso mioclónico

mioclonía

112
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nerve

A

nervio

113
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nervous system

A

sistema nervioso

114
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neuritis

A

neuritis

115
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neurochemical

A

neuroquímico

116
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neurofibrillary tangles

A

marañas neurofibrilares

117
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neurogenic pain

A

dolor neurogénico

dolor neurógeno

118
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neurological examination

A

exploración neurológica

119
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neurologist

A

neurólogo

120
Q

neurology

A

neurología

121
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neuron

A

neurona (f )

122
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neurosurgeon

A

neurocirujano

123
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neurotransmitter

A

neurotransmisor

124
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nitrosourea

A

nitrosourea

125
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nociceptor

A

nociceptor

126
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nystagmus

A

nistagmo

127
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occipital lobe

A

lóbulo occipital

128
Q

ophtalmoplegic migraine

A

jaqueca oftalmoplégica

129
Q

optical shingles

A

herpes zoster óptico

130
Q

otoconia

A

ototconia

131
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otoneurologist

A

otoneurólogo

132
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palsy

A

parálisis

perlesía

133
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papaverine hydrochloride

A

clorhidrato de papaverina

134
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parietal lobe

A

lóbulo parietal

135
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Parkinson’s Disease

A

enfermedad de Parkinson

136
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peripheral nerve neurotomy

A

neurotomía del nervio periférico

137
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peripheral neuropathy

A

neuropatía periférica

138
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peripheral vestibular disorder

A

trastorno periférico del aparato vestibular

139
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petit mal

A

petit mal

140
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phenobarbital

A

fenobarbital

141
Q

phenytoin

A

fenitoína (*f *)

142
Q

Pick’s disease

A

enfermedad de Pick

143
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pituitary

A

¡ojo!

glándula pituitaria - pituitario

hipófisis - hipofisiario

144
Q

plaque

A

placa

145
Q

pons

A

puente de Varolio

i’ve heard any number of things except pons.

146
Q

positional vertigo

A

vértigo de posición

147
Q

positron emission tomography

PET

A

tomografía por emisión de positrones

148
Q

postherpetic neuralgia

A

neuralgia posherpética

149
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presenile dementia

A

dementia presenil

150
Q

primary brain tumor

A

tumor cerebral primario

151
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propranolol

A

propranolol

152
Q

pseudodementia

A

seudodemencia

153
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psychogenic pain

A

dolor psicogénico

dolor psicógeno

154
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psychogenic seizure

A

acceso psicogénico

acceso psicógeno

155
Q

psychometric

A

psicométrico

156
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psychomotor epilepsy

A

epilepsia psicomotora

157
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reactive depression

A

depresión reactiva

158
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reflex

A

reflejo

159
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retropulsion

A

retropulsión

160
Q

saccule

A

sáculo

161
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Schwannoma

A

Schwannoma

162
Q

secondary brain tumor

A

tumor cerebral secundario

163
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seizure

A

acceso

164
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semicircular canals

A

conductos semicirculares

165
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senile dementia

A

dementia senil

166
Q

senile plaque

A

placa senil

167
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senility

A

senilidad

168
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serotonin

A

serotonina (*f *)

169
Q

shingles

A

culebrilla

170
Q

single photon emission

computed tomography (SPECT)

A

tomografía computarizada/computada

por emisión de fotón único

171
Q

spinal cord

A

médula espinal

172
Q

spinal tap

A

punción lumbar

173
Q

status migranosus

A

estado jaquecoso

174
Q

stimulus-produced analgesia (SPA)

A

analgesia producida por estímulos

175
Q

substantia nigra

A

substantia nigra

176
Q

sulci

A

surcos

177
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temporal lobe

A

lóbulo temporal

178
Q

thalamus

A

tálamo

179
Q

thermocoagulation

A

termocoagulación

180
Q

tic douloureux

A

tic doloroso

181
Q

tonic-clonic seizure

(formerly grand mal)

A

ataque tónico-clónico

182
Q

toxic headache

A

cefalea tóxica

183
Q

transcutaneous electrical

nerve stimulation

(TENS)

A

electroestimulación transcutánea

de los nervios;

estimulación nerviosa transcutanea

184
Q

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

A

ataque isquémico transitorio;

ataque de isquemia transitoria

185
Q

trigeminal neuralgia

A

neuralgia trigémina

186
Q

trihexyphenidyl

A

trihexifenidil (*m *)

187
Q

tuberous sclerosis

A

esclerosis tuberosa

188
Q

utricle

A

utrículo

189
Q

vascular headache

A

cefalea vascular

190
Q

vertigo

A

vértigo

191
Q

vestibular labyrinth

A

laberinto vestibular

192
Q

vestibular nerve section

A

sección del nervio vestibular

193
Q

vestibular neuronitis

A

neuronitis vestibular

194
Q

vestibule

A

vestíbulo

195
Q

zoster

A

zoster