talanta aplanado

15:00 Jun 23, 2019
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Medical - Medical (general) / Neurology
Spanish term or phrase: talanta aplanado
Found in a neurology medical report from Mexico, elderly woman suffering from amnesia and pseudodementia:
EXPLORACION NEUROLOGICA: Funciones Mentales: Sin alteraciones en el estado de alerta, orientada, talanta aplanado, adecuado contenido y curso del pensamiento.
Elizabeth Novesky
United States
Local time: 00:16


Summary of answers provided
3 +1flattened mood
Chema Nieto Castañón
3 +1lethargic mood
Cecilia Gowar
3flat disposition
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flattened mood


Explanation:
Coincido con Cecilia en la lectura de talanta como typo por talante en referencia a mood. Sin embargo, lethargic creo que es excesivo aquí; flattened mood (en tanto que aplanamiento del estado de ánimo; con poca reactividad, sin expresar ni miedo o preocupación ni alegría, etc.).

Pej.
It can cause people to be impulsive, irritable, aggressive, have reduced drive, be apathetic, to have excessive emotions or a flattened mood.
https://psychlopaedia.org/health/republished/explainer-what-...

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 06:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 624

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Flattened or flat, particularly the latter, I'd say: recognised terms. Or "flat affect"; although talante is mood, here I think they refer to affect (deduced from the patient's state rather than reported by the patient). Also blunted, but flat is flatter!
13 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, also for the links in Discussion. From there, I'd say blunted affect is probably more accurate in this particular case, as a less severe condition than a flat affect. Might flat/tened mood be subtly different (milder) than f. affect?
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lethargic mood


Explanation:
I believe it is a typo for ¨talante¨(mood).
Behavioral Approach (distant, indifferent, unconcerned, evasive, negative, irritable, depressive, anxious, sullen, angry, assaultive, exhibitionistic, seductive, frightened, alert, agitated, lethargic, needed minor/considerable reinforcement and soothing)
http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/assess/mse.htm
Este “Manual para la Exploración Neurológica y las Funciones Cerebrales ...... de estado de ánimo (talante) y si se ha modificado con la enfermedad actual
https://www.academia.edu/8981113/Manual_de_Exploracion_Neuro...


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Regarding Chema´s comments, I agree lethargic might not be the best translation for ¨aplanado¨. However, both this word and its English equivalent (flat) are used in the field to describe affect, not mood:
Afecto aplanado
Ausencia o práctica ausencia de cualquier signo de expresión afectiva; p. ej., una voz monótona o una cara inmóvil.
https://www.cun.es/diccionario-medico/terminos/afecto-aplana...
Flat affect: A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat affect. A person with schizophrenia may not show the signs of normal emotion, perhaps may speak in a monotonous voice, have diminished facial expressions, and appear extremely apathetic.
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2...

Other words are used in reference to mood and may be ¨apathetic¨could be a better choice in this case.

¨Mood is described using the patient's own words, and can also be described in summary terms such as neutral, euthymic, dysphoric, euphoric, angry, anxious or apathetic. Alexithymic individuals may be unable to describe their subjective mood state. An individual who is unable to experience any pleasure may be suffering from anhedonia.
The intensity of the affect may be described as normal, blunted affect, exaggerated, flat, heightened or overly dramatic. A flat or blunted affect is associated with schizophrenia, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder; ¨
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_status_examination


Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 240

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agree  Helena Chavarria
9 mins
  -> ¡Gracias Helena!
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3 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
flat disposition


Explanation:
Muy opinión.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 23:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 6
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