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Day7 The nervous sytem

sensory loss 感覚消失

sensory センソリィ

FunctionLossother symptoms
hearingdeafnessbuzzing(ブンブン) or ringing in the ear
(tinnitus ティナタス :耳鳴り)
sightblindnessdouble vision(diplopia ディプピア:複視)
blurring ブラァリング(loss of visual acuityキュイティ:視力)
sensation
(feeling)
numbness
(anaesthesia アナスthィージア:麻酔)
tingling(ヒリヒリ) or pins and needles
(paraesthesia パラスthィージア:感覚異常)
balanceunsteadinessdizziness

Loss of consciousness 意識消失

When patients describe sudden loss of consiousness コンシャスネス…

patient
patient
  • I passed out.
  • I fainted.
  • I had a blackout.
  • I had a fit.
  • I had a seizure. シィージャァ
  • I had a convulsion. コンヴァルション

fit,seizure and convulsion refer to involuntaly movements in epilepsy. プレプシィ

Syncope:失神とSeizure:てんかん発作 の違い

  • Syncope-usually occurs while standing, under severe stressor arrhythmia:不整脈
    • Sometimes a urinary incontinence:失禁 (loss of control of the bladder) occurs.
    • Dizzinessand light-headed occur before syncope.
  • Seizure-occurs in epilepsy.
    • visual aura occur before seizure(epilepsy)

The motor system

Dr
Dr

I’ll run a examination of motor system.

assesment pointsmeaning
bulk バァルクsize and amount of muscle tissue. Look for wasting/muscle atrophy:筋萎縮
tonetension of muscle tissue. Spasticity:痙性? or Flaccidity:弛緩性?
スパスティシィティor フラシィディティ
powerstrength
coordinationthe ability to use several muscles at the same time to perform complex actions.
gaitthe manner of walking
reflexesactions that happen as a response to a atimulus without conscious thought. 反射作用
involuntary movementstic or tremorトレェマァ:震え

Tendon reflexs(腱反射)

tendon/reflex hammer

responsedescribe as…
0absent
diminished
+normal
+++brisk/active/energetic

★reflex と jerk

  • reflex-automatic reaction:反射作用
  • jerk-quick forceful motion:反射運動

Nervous system

  1. brain
  2. brain stem
  3. spinal cord
  4. nerve

neuron/nerve cell : ニューロン/神経細胞

  1. dentrite デェントライト:樹状突起
  2. nucleus ニュークリアス:核
  3. axon クソン:軸索
  4. synaps:シナプス
  • nerve-group of neurons :神経(名詞)-神経細胞の集まり
  • nervous-related to the nerves :神経の(形容詞)
  • neuro-related to the nerves ex.neurological system

Todays’s new words

EnglishJapanese
epileptic fit/attack エププティックてんかん発作
syncopal attack シィンコパル失神発作
syncope シィンコォピィ/fainting失神
prodromal symptoms プロドロゥマル前駆症状
light-headedness意識朦朧
plantar reflex足底反射
coma昏睡状態(名詞) The patient is in a coma.
comatose コォマトウス昏睡状態の(形容詞) The patient is comatose.
droopうなだれる、たれる
limplyぐにゃっと
gist要点
peripheral ペリィファラル周辺の、末梢の

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