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May 21, 2020 14:30
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Spanish term

descarga inesperada

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Epilepsy
El dispositivo integra un algoritmo de inteligencia artificial conectado a una aplicación móvil. El dispositivo es capaz de entender cuando el cerebro de un usuario está a punto de realizar una descarga inesperada, hecho que provocará la crisis de epilepsia.

I think it could be unexpected shock but I am not really sure.

It's for an article about an invention.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 unexpected discharge
3 +3 unpredictable discharge/seizure
5 sudden misfire
4 unusual/unexpected zap/shock
4 sudden discharge

Proposed translations

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unexpected discharge

I'm not an expert in the field by any means but the article I linked to mentions discharges prior to and during epileptic activity
Example sentence:

Epileptic activity involves intracellular depolarizations, burst discharges, and network oscillations over a wide range of frequencies.

Reference:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/epileptic-discharge

Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Except "unexpected" doesn't fit, because the device can predict it.
17 mins
Thanks Phil
agree Carol Gullidge : abnormal electrical discharge
22 mins
Thank Carol - I like yours better
agree Neil Ashby : "unexpected" does fit, the discharge is always unexpected by the patient, that's the nature of epilepsy, but Carol's suggestion is much better "abnormal". Dogs can detect this preseizure discharge and warn the patient to assume a safe posture.
1 hr
Thanks Neil, I definitely agree that Carol's is better though
agree Leda Roche : I prefer discharge to seizure, because it refers to brain activity, and the seizure is the phisical consequence.
1 day 4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Christopher, your term is the one I went for."
5 mins

unusual/unexpected zap/shock

An option :)
Reference:

https://www.epilepsy.com/connect/forums/living-epilepsy-adults/electrical-zapsshocks-head-small-seizures

https://www.epilepsy.com/connect/forums/veterans-seizures/brain-zaps-and-seizures

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sudden discharge

I would avoid "unexpected" and its synonyms, since the system is actually capable of predicting that.

The term seizure, however, refers to both. Seizures are caused by a sudden discharge of electrical energy in the brain. The actual reason for these discharges ...
https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=3pBoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT47&lp...

Epilepsy is a transient disorder of the nervous system due to sudden discharge of brain neurons. The sudden and abnormal neuronal discharge may lead to ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3571603/

WHAT IS A SEIZURE? Sometimes some of the nerve cells in the brain do not work right. The messages get scrambled up. There is a sudden discharge of ...
https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/files/2018/05/epquestions....

Definitions of Seizures & Epilepsy. • Seizures: sudden discharge of excessive electrical activity in the brain that cause. ▫ a change in behavior.http://www.epilepsy.va.gov/library/feb2014patientedpresentat...

Hope it helps!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Neil Ashby : "unexpected" refers to the patient's perspective. However it's pretty redundant, but then so is sudden (electrical discharges are always sudden, aren't they?). Nor does the device predict discharges, it just detects the very beginning of the onset.
26 mins
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : I think this is exactly the term. Many references on the Internet.
13 hrs
disagree Carol Gullidge : as with David's Answer, "inesperada" refers to the patient's perspective, not that of any "system".
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unpredictable discharge/seizure

I think "unpredictable" is key here

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Note added at 42 mins (2020-05-21 15:13:15 GMT)
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"unpredictable" otherwise the system would "get it"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-05-21 17:09:37 GMT)
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I think this is the key element here. If the system can detect it, it's predictable, if not, it's not covered hence unpredictable.
Peer comment(s):
agree Neil Ashby : This works as well, IMO.
44 mins
thanks Neil
agree Agostina Solís
7 hrs
agree Paulina Sobelman
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agree liz askew
18 hrs
disagree Carol Gullidge : Sorry but I think you've got the wrong end of the stick! "inesperada" refers to the patient's perspective, not that of any "system". Seizures are almost always unexpected by the patients, although some do experience a warning "aura" shortly beforehand
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19 hrs

sudden misfire

This word appears in many texts, referring to the electrical signals that are sent but in an unpredictable way. The word can be used as a verb but can also be a noun.
Reference:

https://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/types-of-seizures-their-symptoms#1

https://www.columbianeurology.org/neurology/staywell/document.php?id=42140

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