Abstract
In this opinion paper, the authors discuss historical and etymological aspects of the term "migrânea" and refute the most common criticisms regarding its adoption by the Brazilian Headache Society in the official translation of the International Classification of Headache Disorders.
Highlights
RESUMO Neste artigo de opinião, os autores discutem aspectos históricos e etimológicos do termo “migrânea” e refutam as críticas mais comuns à sua adoção, pela Sociedade Brasileira de Cefaleia, na tradução oficial da Classificação Internacional das Cefaleias
Even though the expression “migrânea” is absent from Brazilian dictionaries and from the Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (Portuguese Language Orthographic Vocabulary, a Brazilian Portuguese lexicon published by the Academia Brasileira de Letras)[6], it was maintained in the official translations of both the second and the third editions of the International Classification of Headache Disorders[7,8]
The term “migrânea” has been gradually adopted by the Brazilian medical community[10,11], its use is questioned from time to time on the grounds of being an unnecessary neologism/foreign import or an expression not recognized by lay people
Summary
RESUMO Neste artigo de opinião, os autores discutem aspectos históricos e etimológicos do termo “migrânea” e refutam as críticas mais comuns à sua adoção, pela Sociedade Brasileira de Cefaleia, na tradução oficial da Classificação Internacional das Cefaleias. Even though the expression “migrânea” is absent from Brazilian dictionaries and from the Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (Portuguese Language Orthographic Vocabulary, a Brazilian Portuguese lexicon published by the Academia Brasileira de Letras)[6], it was maintained in the official translations of both the second and the third editions of the International Classification of Headache Disorders[7,8].
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