In his Course in General Linguistics, first published in 1916, Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs, or Semiology, of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology therefore aims to take in any system of signs, whatever their substance and limits; images, gestures, musical sounds, objects, and the complex associations of all these, which form the content of ri...

Budapest 2002 2 SUMMARY Epilepsy is a broad category of recurrent paroxysmal episodes of brain dysfunction manifested by stereotyped alterations in behavior. Seizure semiology describes the clinical features of such an episode supporting its precise classification. Proper knowledge and frequent use of seizure semiology can greatly help in the adequate categorization of epileptic seizures and us...

This case illustrates an uncommon form of symptomatic startle-induced epilepsy associated with infantile hemiplegia. Seizure semiology, neuroimaging and neurophysiological findings support involvement of the supplementary motor area in the generation of this seizure type. We present the case of an 11-year-old girl with an uncommon form of startle-induced seizures, illustrated on video-EEG, agai...

We expand the differential diagnosis of LGI1-positive faciobrachial dystonic seizures (FBDS) by presenting a 67-year-old woman affected by seizures of similar semiology who was found to have insular epilepsy. We report the distinct characteristics of insular faciobrachial dystonic-like seizures that would help clinicians to differentiate them from typical LGI1-positive FBDS, thus, guiding thera...

In this report, we describe a female patient with trisomy 4p, a rare genetic condition, with unusual seizure semiology. The patient is one of the oldest reported survivors with this condition. This semiology was noted while she was being monitored by inpatient video telemetry. We observed a series of myoclonic shoulder jerks, followed by hiccup-like episodes, and finally an atonic head drop. Co...

Background: The logical nature of clinical judgment has been conceptualized in different ways, but a clear connection between the features of clinical judgment and those of semiology is still lacking. Methods: The characteristics of clinical judgment, medical semiology, and psychiatric semiology are described. Connections between them are drawn. Results: Clinical judgment is described as an abd...

Objective: Evaluate the educational software application Semiotics and semiology of the preterm newborn. Methods: The layout and content evaluation of the application was performed with the participation of three information technology specialists, two audiovisual specialists and eleven nurses (professors and healthcare nurses). Results: Most of the items evaluated in the application received g...

Temporal lobe epilepsies (TLE) represent the majority of the partial symptomatic/cryptogenic epilepsies. Excellent results of epilepsy surgery in well-selected patients have encouraged a search for localizing and lateralizing signs that could assist in the identification of the best surgical candidates. Seizure types in TLE include simple partial, complex partial and secondarily generalized sei...