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Objective Methods Results Significance An accurate evaluation of behavioral responsiveness during and after seizures in people with epilepsy is critical for diagnosis and management. Current methods for assessing behavioral responsiveness are characterized by substantial variation, subjectivity, and limited reliability and reproducibility in ambulatory and epilepsy monitoring unit settings. In this study, we aimed to develop and implement a novel mobile platform for deployment of automated responsiveness testing in epilepsy—the ARTiE Watch—to facilitate standardized, objective assessments of behavioral responsiveness during and after seizures.We prospectively recruited patients admitted to the epilepsy monitoring units for diagnostic evaluation and long‐term video‐electroencephalographic monitoring at Mayo Clinic and Yale New Haven Hospital. Participants wore the ARTiE Watch, a smartwatch paired with custom smartphone software integrated with cloud infrastructure allowing for remote activation of standardized assessment on the participants' smartwatches. The assessment consisted of 18 command prompts that test behavioral responsiveness across motor, language, and memory domains. Upon visually identifying an electrographic seizure during EMU monitoring, the BrainRISE platform was used to deploy the ARTiE Watch behavioral testing sequence. Responsiveness scoring was conducted on smartwatch files.Eighteen of 56 participants had a total of 39 electrographic seizures assessed with the ARTiE Watch. The 18 subjects with ARTiE Watch‐tested seizures had a total of 67 baseline (interictal) ARTiE Watch tests collected for analysis. The analysis showed distinct ARTiE Watch behavioral responsiveness phenotypes: (1) decreased responsiveness across all ARTiE Watch commands during seizure (ictal–postictal) periods compared (to baseline (p < .0001), (2) decreased responsiveness in bilateral tonic–clonic seizures compared to baseline (p < .0001) and compared to focal seizures (p < .0001), and (3) decreased responsiveness during focal impaired awareness seizures compared to baseline (p < .0001) and compared to focal aware seizures (p < .001).ARTiE Watch behavioral testing deployed utilizing a mobile cloud‐based platform is feasible and can provide standardized, objective behavioral responsiveness assessments during seizures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

À l'occasion des états généraux de la médecine interne, le Collège National des Enseignants de Médecine Interne (CEMI) a mené une enquête sur l'activité d'enseignement, auprès de l'ensemble des hospitalo-universitaires (HU) de médecine interne français. L'enquête a été réalisée en septembre 2023 en adressant un courriel aux 101 professeurs des universités–praticiens hospitaliers (PU–PH) et 18 maîtres de conférence des universités–praticiens hospitaliers (MCU–PH) de médecine interne de la sous-section 53-01 du conseil national des universités (CNU), ainsi qu'aux 11 internistes HU émargeant en immunologie (sous-section 47-01) ou en thérapeutique (sous-section 48-04). Soixante-treize HU (56,1 %) ont répondu à l'enquête, dont 65 PU–PH, 7 MCU–PH et 1 praticien hospitalo-universitaire (PHU). Les HU de médecine interne participent à l'enseignement facultaire : 80 % sont responsables d'enseignement, 30 % sont responsables d'année ou de cycle ou animent des commissions et 40 % ont eu ou ont un mandat d'élu à la faculté ou à l'université. Les HU de médecine interne sont investis dans l'enseignement de la sémiologie médicale au cours du premier cycle des études de médecine, mais aussi dans les formations en maïeutique, sciences pharmaceutiques, odontologie et les formations paramédicales. Ils sont très investis dans la mise en place de la réforme du second cycle et 80 % interviennent dans la préparation des Examens Cliniques Objectifs Structurés (ECOS), essentiellement comme examinateurs (90 %). Ils participent également aux enseignements utilisant la simulation (60 %), à l'enseignement aux infirmiers de pratique avancée (IPA) (25 %), à la rédaction des ouvrages du CEMI (75 %). Huit (12 %) HU de médecine interne co-animent des formations avec des patients et 26 (38 %) participent à des enseignements en master à la faculté des sciences. Enfin, 94 % sont affiliés à une unité de recherche et 48 % encadrent des étudiants en thèse d'université. Les HU de médecine interne ont un fort engagement pédagogique, en particulier dans la sémiologie et dans la réforme du second cycle des études médicales avec les ECOS et la simulation. On the occasion of the General stage meeting of Internal Medicine, the National College of Internal Medicine Teachers (CEMI) conducted a survey on teaching activity among all French university hospital (HU) internal medicine specialists. The survey was carried out in September 2023 by sending an email to 101 hospital practitioners university professors (PU–PH) and 18 hospital practitioners assistant professors (MCU–PH) of internal medicine in subsection 53-01 of the National council of universities (CNU), as well as to the 11 HU internists working in immunology (subsection 47-01) or therapeutics (subsection 48-04). Seventy-three HUs (56.1%) responded to the survey, including 65 PU–PH, 7 MCU–PH and 1 university hospital practitioner (PHU). Internal medicine HUs participate in faculty teaching: 80% are responsible for teaching, 30% are responsible for the year or cycle or lead committees and 40% have had or have an elected mandate at the faculty or at university. Internal medicine HU are involved in the teaching of semiology during the first cycle of medical studies, but also in pharmaceutical sciences, dentistry, midwifery and in paramedical training. They are very invested in the implementation of the second cycle reform and 80% are involved in the preparation of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (ECOS), mainly as examiners (90%). They also participate in teaching using simulation (60%), teaching advanced practice nurses (IPA) (25%), and writing CEMI books (75%). For ECOS, 90% participate as examiners, 60% participate in teaching using simulation, 25% are involved in teaching advanced practice nurses (IPA), 75% participated in the writing of CEMI works. Eight (12%) internal medicine HUs co-facilitate training with patients and 26 (38%) participate in master's courses at the Faculty of Sciences. Finally, 94% are affiliated with a research unit and 48% supervise university theses students. Internal medicine universities teachers have a strong educational commitment, particularly in semiology and in the reform of the second cycle of medical studies with ECOS and simulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Functional seizure semiology shared many similarities across socioeconomic contexts. • Generalised motor seizures were the most reported FS type in both hospitals, at 62%. • Emotional situations were the most commonly reported seizure trigger, at 18%. • Headaches were the most common type of aura, reported by 17% of participants. • Confusion/fatigue was the most reported post-ictal sign, at 58%. Our understanding of potential differences in seizure semiology among patients with functional seizures (FS), also known as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), across socioeconomic contexts is currently limited. By examining the differences in seizure manifestations between different socioeconomic groups, we aim to enhance the understanding of how socioeconomic factors may influence FS presentation. This study aimed to describe FS semiology in patients from a private and public epilepsy monitoring units (EMUs) in Cape Town, South Africa. The study included patients with FS confirmed through video-electroencephalography (video-EEG) and without comorbid epilepsy. For this retrospective case-control study, data on seizure semiology was gathered from digital patient records, beginning with the earliest available record for each hospital. A total of 305 patients from a private hospital and 67 patients from a public hospital were eligible for the study (N = 372). The private hospital tended to report more akinetic and subjective seizure types when compared to the public hospital. Additionally, patients at the public hospital had higher odds of reporting emotional seizure triggers (aOR=2.57, 95% CI [1.03, 6.37]), loss of consciousness or awareness (aOR=2.58, 95% CI [1.07, 6.24]), and rapid post-event recovery (aOR=6.01, 95% CI [2.52, 14.34]). At the same time, they were less likely to report both short (<30 s) (aOR=0.21, 95% CI [0.08, 0.55]) and long (>5 min) seizures (aOR=0.73, 95% CI [0.13, 0.56]), amnesia for the event (aOR=0.19, 95% CI [0.09, 0.43]), ictal aphasia (aOR=0.33, 95% CI [0.14, 0.76]) or falls and drop attacks (aOR=0.43, 95% CI [0.18, 0.996]), when compared to the private hospital patients. While the seizure manifestations were largely consistent across the two socioeconomic cohorts of patients with FS, some subtle differences were observed and warrant further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay discusses the positing of the eye in Georges Bataille’s work in an attempt to connect Bataille’s thought with Horst Bredekamp’s notion of the image act. The image act attributes an active nature to images and places them in the sphere of entities capable of acting upon the configuration of our reality. This paper begins by first describing the conceptual framework of critical iconology and then traces its overlap with the work of Georges Bataille. This tracing is achieved through the understanding of Bataille’s subversive use of images, as read by Benjamin Noys. The work proceeds by arguing for a movement away from reading Bataille exclusively under the concept of transgression, and suggests introducing the concept of oscillation. Reading Bataille as such, critical iconology and Bataille’s critical dictionary meet. The paper concludes by engaging with Bataille’s Story of the Eye, as this is read under critical iconology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to highlight the ideological dimension of graphic art as a visual communication discourse that carries expressive connotations and meanings capable of transporting the audience to multiple worlds that reflect human existence and express one's self and being. This art serves as a beautiful expression that carries ideas, beliefs, and intellectual visions reflecting real-world issues, manifesting cultural, social, and political dimensions. Graphic art is a free expression of a subject embodied by the artist in a creative and aesthetic style. It is a means of resistance that touches the human self and carries a message promoting values of liberation and highlighting the identity of peoples, similar to other arts and modern visual expression methods. Through this study, we aim to pay more attention to this type of art as it carries different expressive and symbolic messages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study explores the social construction of a Korean Wave using Saussurian linguistic semiology. It presents a thematic analysis of academic commentary, as a literature review, to show how media and marketing represent a Hallyu-based tourism destination image. A cultural narrative like Hallyu seems paradoxical when its wide range of conflicting projects and interests are thus variously described. However, semiotic analysis reveals that the structure of this narrative is formed by an effective articulation of arbitrary language fixed in time, and iconic linguistic signs that are emergent, reflecting sociocultural trends that change over time. Hallyu, in this way, acts as a synecdoche presenting a single true account while accommodating all micro events and their social discourses. In tourism, Hallyu serves as a foundational representation of Korea's destination image because it works as a semiotic narrative inclusive of the cultural tensions and contradictions that naturally exist within a complex globally oriented society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present two cases with focal seizures where scalp electroencephalography (EEG) had prominent features of a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE): Case 1: a 17-year-old male with complex motor seizures whose EEG demonstrated a slow spike-and-wave pattern and generalized paroxysmal fast activity (GPFA). Case 2: a 12-year-old male with startle-induced asymmetric tonic seizures whose EEG also had a slow spike-and-wave pattern. Both patients had intracranial EEG assessment, and focal cortical resections resulted in long-term seizure freedom and resolution of generalized findings. These cases exemplify patients with focal epilepsy with networks that share similarities to generalized epilepsies, and importantly, these features did not preclude curative epilepsy surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sperber, trained in the Durkheimian sociological tradition, has pursued his intellectual project inspired by Lévi-Strauss’s structural anthropology. However, he has not confined his studies to Durkheim’s semiological and Lévi-Strauss’s linguistic views. Instead, he has provided innovative explanations of how symbolic systems and symbolic propositions function. Sperber initially extracted principles from logical positivism to demonstrate how semantic and encyclopedic knowledge shape our understanding of propositions. Nevertheless, he discovered that symbolic propositions do not adhere to these principles. Their verifiability hinges on a distinction between the objective and mythological levels, allowing the primitive mind to simultaneously experience reality and myth without conflating them. This study aims to trace the sources of Sperber’s intellectual trajectory and analyze his arguments. It reveals that symbolic propositions cannot be defined as merely mental but not rational, as proposed by Frazer or Lévy-Bruhl. Sperber’s theory posits that symbolism is an autonomous field of cognition, independent of any semiological framework, and is more credible than the dominant theories of his time. Ultimately, the author contends that Sperber’s propositions, despite his claims, lack the universality required to explain the mechanism of symbolic propositions. This is because implicit knowledge, along with the specific experiences of individuals or societies, plays a unique role in understanding symbolic propositions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Charles Bally, Saussure's successor in the Chair of General Linguistics in Geneva, imagines how semiology, as sketched out by Saussure, could shed light on fashion, a sociological phenomenon. Bally defines fashion both in its own terms and in specifically linguistic ones, and revisits semiological concepts such as indexes, signs and symbols. Saussure and Bally offer different perspectives on what semiology should deal with, and the difference revolves around the notion of arbitrariness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present two cases with focal seizures where scalp electroencephalography (EEG) had prominent features of a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE): Case 1: a 17-year-old male with complex motor seizures whose EEG demonstrated a slow spike-and-wave pattern and generalized paroxysmal fast activity (GPFA). Case 2: a 12-year-old male with startle-induced asymmetric tonic seizures whose EEG also had a slow spike-and-wave pattern. Both patients had intracranial EEG assessment, and focal cortical resections resulted in long-term seizure freedom and resolution of generalized findings. These cases exemplify patients with focal epilepsy with networks that share similarities to generalized epilepsies, and importantly, these features did not preclude curative epilepsy surgery.

Clothing is an important topic in social studies, but structural approaches have received little attention due to a lack of frameworks for formulating meanings of clothes. The purpose of this study was to pore over on the linguistic effects of clothes. The main question is, to what extent can the meaning of clothes be explained within the framework of a linguistic system? For this purpose, the structural analysis method of Ferdinand de Saussure was used. Results showed this method can recognize elements and relations of the clothing system but not explain historical trends. The clothing system is governed by the logic of signifier and signified and is an arena of contentious semiotics. Discussing the origins and implications of signs requires case studies of synchrony and diachrony of clothes. Regardless of history, studying clothing is inconclusive; it is both a system and history. Confrontation between dress rules and individual dressing represents social dynamics. Clothing has linguistic logic with codes but no vocabulary or grammar to convey alphabetical messages. The structure of clothing in society has extensive intertextual relations and cannot be considered a true language, only a pseudo-language.

The culinary business has been flourishing in every city in Indonesia, including Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang. Consequently, determining the names of products becomes crucial to pique the interest of the public in these offerings. This research is aimed to review the naming of food and beverages using a semiology approach. The research uses a descriptive explanative method. The data in this research are the names of food and beverages. The sources of the data are documents related to names of culinary businesses (food and beverages) in restaurants in Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang. The data collection was conducted through documentation, observation, and data recording in data format. The data analysis uses referential equivalent, strengthened with semiology theory from Roland Barthes, namely searching for signs, denotative meaning, connotative meaning, and myth. The research indicates that, in general, the names of food and beverages sold in restaurants often contain unconventional elements, including references to ghosts, animals, and other negative connotations prohibited in the Decree of The Head of Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH or the Halal Product Assurance Agency) Number 57 Year 2021. This suggests that the naming of food and beverages in Surakarta, Malang, and Tangerang does not align with the provisions outlined in Decree Number 57 Year 2021, preventing the business owners from obtaining halal certification. The research recommends that the naming of halal food and beverage products adhere to the guidelines set by this decree.

Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are congenital developmental malformations located in the hypothalamus. They are associated with a characteristic clinical manifestation known as gelastic seizures (GS). However, the traditional understanding of HHs has been limited, resulting in insufficient treatment options and high recurrence rates of seizures after surgery. This is consistent with the network hypothesis of focal epilepsy that the epileptogenic zone is not only limited to HH but may also involve the distant cerebral cortex external to the HH mass. The epilepsy network theory, on the other hand, provides a new perspective. In this study, we aim to explore HH-related epilepsy as a network disease, challenging the conventional notion of being a focal lesional disease. We analyze various aspects of HHs, including genes and signaling pathways, local circuits, the whole-brain level, phenotypical expression in terms of seizure semiology, and comorbidities. By examining HHs through the lens of network theory, we can enhance our understanding of the condition and potentially identify novel approaches for more effective management and treatment of epilepsy associated with HHs. Plain language summary: Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are unusual brain malformations present from birth in the hypothalamus region. They often lead to a distinctive type of seizures known as GSs. However, our current understanding of HHs is limited, and this has made it challenging to treat them effectively. Many patients continue to experience seizures even after surgery. We've typically considered HH-related epilepsy as a localized problem, but a new theory suggests that it may involve a network of brain areas. In our study, we aim to change the way we view HH-related epilepsy. Instead of thinking of it as a single lesion in the brain, we explore the idea that it's a network disease. To do this, we'll investigate various aspects of HHs, such as the genes and pathways involved, how different parts of the brain interact, the impact on the whole brain, the types of seizures experienced, and any related health issues. By looking at HHs through this network theory, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the condition and potentially discover new ways to manage and treat epilepsy associated with HHs. This shift in perspective could offer hope to those living with HH-related epilepsy and lead to more effective treatments, ultimately improving their quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Bilateral tonic–clonic seizures with focal semiology or focal interictal electroencephalography (EEG) can occur in both focal and generalized epilepsy types, leading to diagnostic errors and inappropriate therapy. We investigated the prevalence and prognostic values of focal features in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), and we propose a decision flowchart to distinguish between focal and generalized epilepsy in patients with bilateral tonic–clonic seizures and focal EEG or semiology. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed video‐EEG recordings of 101 bilateral tonic–clonic seizures from 60 patients (18 with IGE, 42 with focal epilepsy). Diagnosis and therapeutic response were extracted after ≥1‐year follow‐up. The decision flowchart was based on previous observations and assessed concordance between interictal and ictal EEG. Results: Focal semiology in IGE was observed in 75% of seizures and 77.8% of patients, most often corresponding to forced head version (66.7%). In patients with multiple seizures, direction of head version was consistent across seizures. Focal interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) were observed in 61.1% of patients with IGE, whereas focal ictal EEG onset only occurred in 13% of seizures and 16.7% of patients. However, later during the seizures, a reproducible pattern of 7‐Hz lateralized ictal rhythm was observed in 56% of seizures, associated with contralateral head version. We did not find correlation between presence of focal features and therapeutic response in IGE patients. Our decision flowchart distinguished between focal and generalized epilepsy in patients with bilateral tonic–clonic seizures and focal features with an accuracy of 96.6%. Significance: Focal semiology associated with bilateral tonic–clonic seizures and focal IEDs are common features in patients with IGE, but focal ictal EEG onset is rare. None of these focal findings appears to influence therapeutic response. By assessing the concordance between interictal and ictal EEG findings, one can accurately distinguish between focal and generalized epilepsies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neonatal seizures (NS) are the most common neurological emergency in the neonatal period. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) proposed a new classification of NS based on semiology and highlighted the correlation between semiology and aetiology. However, neurodevelopmental outcomes have not been comprehensively evaluated based on this new classification. To evaluate neurodevelopmental outcomes and potential risk factors for severe outcomes in NS. Patients with video electroencephalogram confirmed NS were evaluated. Seizure aetiology, cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, background electroencephalograms data, general movements, and neurodevelopmental outcomes were analysed. Severe outcomes were one of the following: death, cerebral palsy, Griffiths developmental quotient <70, epilepsy, deafness, or blindness. A total of 74 neonates were evaluated: 62 (83.8 %) with acute provoked NS (primarily hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy), and 12 (16.2 %) with neonatal-onset epilepsies (self-limited neonatal epilepsy, developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, cerebral malformations). Of these, 32 (43.2 %) had electrographic seizures, while 42 (56.7 %) had electroclinical seizures – 38 (90.5 %) were motor (42.1 % clonic) and 4 (9.5 %) were non-motor phenomena. Severe outcomes occurred in 33 of the 74 (44.6 %) participants. In multivariate analysis, neonatal-onset epilepsies (odds ratio [OR]: 1.3; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.1–1.6), status epilepticus (OR: 5.4; 95 % CI: 1.5–19.9), and abnormal general movements (OR: 3.4; 95 % CI: 1.9–7.6) were associated with severe outcomes. At present, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy remains the most frequent aetiology of NS. The prognosis of neonatal-onset epilepsies was worse than that of acute provoked NS, and status epilepticus was the most predictive factor for adverse outcomes. • The new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification of neonatal seizures (NS) highlighted a correlation between seizure semiology and aetiology. • In the framework of this classification, we evaluated the neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients with video electroencephalogram (EEG)-confirmed NS. • Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains the most frequent aetiology of NS, often associated with exclusively electrographic seizures and favourable outcomes. Acute provoked NS predominantly manifest with clonic phenomena, whereas neonatal-onset epilepsy presents with spasms, tonic or sequential seizures. • Neonatal-onset epilepsy and status epilepticus were associated with severe outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, child psychiatry appears as a field of opposition between different scientific rationalisms. Added to this is a growing distrust of clinicians' subjectivity and, more broadly, of their "semiological tools", i.e. the whole edifice of institutions, practices and thinking surrounding them. Historically, this questioning of medical reasoning dates back to an ancient debate that has run through the entire practice of Medicine since the Age of Enlightenment. In order to address this, child psychiatry, aware of the complexity of its object of interest – mental phenomena, development, the human person, society – has constructed a "semiological tool" able to apprehend this complexity. It combines multidisciplinary eclecticism, a dynamic understanding of bio-psycho-social trajectories and an awareness of the importance of the clinical encounter. We will consider these elements in relation to three principles used to describe complex objects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

People use various communication tools while exporting their feelings and thoughts. Among these tools, telephone, television, internet and social media applications are mostly preferred. This virtual world made on visuality brings a lot of meanings and information to the society. Rapidly advancing technology has affected every aspect of life, especially playing an active role in the progress of cinema. Although sound, light and actors are the elements that determine the cinema, the costumes determine the image. The costumes of the actors, which are prepared in accordance with their characters, form a whole with the scenario. Costumes with different indicators and accessories that complete the costumes have different meanings. While they have characteristics specific to the individual, they also contain messages that concern the society. In this study, the messages, semiotic and cultural codes that are intended to be conveyed through the costumes of Cruella, the main character of the movie 'Cruella', were analysed. While making these analyses, Barthes' signification scheme was used. The description and visuals of the five costumes and accessories she wore in different scenes of the movie were prepared in the form of a table. Literature review about cinema and costume was used. The costumes examined were researched, explained and evaluated and interpreted within the scope of the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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For over thirty years, Magdalena Schmidt-Góra, a faculty member at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, has been creating ephemeral installations based on the theme of the Holy Sepulchre and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. She makes them from natural materials such as thorn bushes, fabric elements, wooden constructions, sand, paper, tar paper, wax and flowers. This article presents a selection of installations created in the churches of St Bartholomew in Gdańsk and St Bernard in Sopot over the past 30 years. These installations showcase the artist’s exceptional craftsmanship, with the deft utilization of nearly architectural forms, abstract, representational, indexical signs, and vivid depictions of the human form and dynamic, nuanced contrasts. The artist has been affiliated with the Schola Węgajty since 1994. The sculptor’s manipulation of space evokes the recollection of religious community rituals, the sensation of mystery, and mystical crucifixes. Valuable materials, intricate and sensitively crafted details prompt the viewer of her artwork towards liminal, borderline and ultimate experiences, which are “incomprehensible to the senses” – necessitating that the viewer supplements them with faith. Thanks to the sculptor’s extensive knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, she is able to create authentic spaces that resonate with the viewer’s thoughts, emotions and memories.

ABSTRACT Introduction Hypersalivation has been associated with Rolandic epilepsy and other childhood epilepsy syndromes. However, pure salivatory seizures are a rare type of focal seizure in which ictal hypersalivation is the dominant feature throughout the seizures. Case presentation We present a case of pure salivatory seizures originating from the right post‐central operculum cortex, confirmed by the favorable surgical outcome. We attempt to analyze the symptom from behavioral and neural network perspectives and propose a possible mechanism to generate ictal hypersalivation and pure salivatory seizures. Conclusion Based on previous reports in the literature and our case, we emphasize the importance of the operculum in patients with ictal hypersalivation, particularly in patients with pure salivatory seizures.

The aim of this paper is the semiotic analysis of a foreign language textbook as a semiotic phenomenon reflecting the cognitive attitudes of its authors and aimed at forming not only external but also deep layers of the learner's linguistic personality, responsible for motivation, intents and attitudes. The material to be analysed is a popular line of EFL textbooks “English file” by British authors Ch. Latham-Koenig and C. Oxenden. The scientific novelty of the work is that for the first time a foreign language textbook is considered not as an educational and methodological text, but as an alternative reality, a dynamic complex sign, similar to the discursive space of a fiction book. The study is conducted by applying the method of contextual analysis, the method of cognitive-pragmatic analysis, and the interpretive method to the polycoded texts of EF-textbooks. The authors conclude that the semiotic complex of EF-textbooks exhibits the characteristics of an educational novel of fiction, where the learner assumes the function of a fairy-tale hero, acting in the space of English-language cultural mythologems, reference-metric elements, topoi and narratives. As a result of active realisation of the happy end narrative, supported by the system of topoi and precedent names characteristic of the English-language conceptosphere, the textbook uses the suggestive potential of the so-called soft power to form changes at the motivational-pragmatic level of the linguistic personality.

The study of contemporary ceramics is no longer limited to the study of techniques and skills of formation and treatments of various surfaces,but rather extended to include the study of philosophical aspects and the interpretation of symbols and connotations of philosophical ceramic works and their intellectual implicationsThrough the research,the researcher tries to shed light on the concept of the semology of expressive semantics of the concept of shackles in contemporary ceramics, including the elements (fetters, locks,chains) by exposing three axes:1- The first axis: semiology (the origin of the term,history,its definition)2- The second axis:semiology and the mark (plastic art and ceramic art)3- Application framework and business descriptionAnd the researcher concluded in it to define ceramic semiology as an analytical approach to reading the ceramic visual articulation, and analyzing the content of the visual message by decoding the symbols and signs that contain meanings through the processes of understanding, interpretation and perception.It is considered one of the arts that contain symbols and signs that can be analyzed according to the semiological approach.The researcher has foundUsing the analysis models of many thinkers interested in the process of analyzing the image according to the semiological method, including (Martin Jolly) (Jacobson) and (Laurent Gervereux).And based on the model of (Laurent Gerovero) in his analysis of the image according to the semiological approach ,the researcher extracted a set of steps to analyze the ceramic work in line with the special nature of the ceramic work

There are many sources that architects rely on as an intellectual impetus for their inspiration in architecture concepts and projects design. One of the most influential sources is the metaphysical legacies of previous civilizations and religions that shape ideas and conscience and influence the conception of the architecture design ideas. This paper aims to discuss the impact of the metaphysical content of the Jewish religion on the architecture of the Jewish Museum in Berlin designed by Daniel Libeskind. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that studies the primary principles of the world. Its branches are based on ontology, which studies the nature and levels of existence, cosmology, which studies the universe and its components, and theology, which studies the existence and nature of God. Metaphysics is linked to the collective memory of peoples through religions, belief systems, stories, and sacred legends. It often tells a reality or a fantasy from which man derives his visions and perceptions of the (absolute) God, the universe and existence that form his cultural background and metaphysical motives. In order to monitor the impact of metaphysics and its branches as an intellectual impulse in the formation of the architecture of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The paper will follow an analytical methodology to study the expressive and figurative vocabulary of the museum, based on semiology, which depends on the translation of physical forms and symbols, as well as on the philosophy of interpretation to extrapolate the impact and the reflection of the metaphysics of Judaism on vocabulary and the form of the building. This paper will adopt Ferdinand de Saussure's model of differentiation which has two basic principles: (1) that linguistic evolution occurs through successive changes made to specific linguistic elements; and (2) that these changes each belong to a specific area, which they affect either wholly or partially. Ferdinand De Saussure called Semiology a Theory of Signs. What he meant by the word "Signs" is anything that refers to something indirectly or is a reminder of it. That could be through reading text, gesture, form, photo, or a building. "Sign is something, anything, which "Stands for" or reminds us of something else".

This article discusses the case of a 24-year-old modern painter with drug-resistant epilepsy. The patient experienced sporadic "grand-mal" seizures and occasional brief staring spells. The article includes a painting created by the patient that represents his experience during a seizure. The patient was diagnosed with generalized genetic epilepsy and was recommended neuromodulation therapy using vagal nerve stimulation therapy. The article also highlights the importance of artwork created by individuals with epilepsy in providing unique perspectives and contributing to culture. Further studies are needed to understand the correlation between art and seizure characteristics and to explore potential therapies. [Extracted from the article]

We describe a case of focal epilepsy with a semiology consisting of behaviors indicating an enthusiastic desire for those around him to get along and engage in friendly relations, which we refer to as “amity seizures”. The patient was a 41-year-old right-handed male with seizures since age 26. Semiology consisted of stereotyped enthusiastic behaviors such as expressing “Peace! Peace!… Come on, we all on the same team, right?!”, and giving hugs, kisses, and high-fives to those around him. On SEEG evaluation, 2 independent areas of seizure onset were identified, the right hippocampus and right posterior orbitofrontal area. Locally confined seizures had bland manifestation. However, spread from right hippocampus to right orbitofrontal area, or vice versa, elicited his typical amity seizure semiology. To our knowledge this is the first report of the seizure semiology we have coined “Amity seizures”. While emotions were once thought to localize to discrete brain regions, they are now accepted to arise from networks across multiple brain regions. The fact that this behavior only occurred when seizures spread from either of 2 onset zones to the other suggests that this semiology results from network engagement between, and likely beyond, either onset zone.

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Introduction: Hypersalivation has been associated with Rolandic epilepsy and other childhood epilepsy syndromes. However, pure salivatory seizures are a rare type of focal seizure in which ictal hypersalivation is the dominant feature throughout the seizures. Case presentation: We present a case of pure salivatory seizures originating from the right post‐central operculum cortex, confirmed by the favorable surgical outcome. We attempt to analyze the symptom from behavioral and neural network perspectives and propose a possible mechanism to generate ictal hypersalivation and pure salivatory seizures. Conclusion: Based on previous reports in the literature and our case, we emphasize the importance of the operculum in patients with ictal hypersalivation, particularly in patients with pure salivatory seizures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A fundamental aspect of caring for neurocritical patients is interpreting and understanding their neurological signs and symptoms. This will be a helpful key to determining the brain injury or dysfunction's location, extent, and severity. The semiotics of the neurocritical patient encompasses various domains, including motor, sensory, cognitive, and autonomic functions. A comprehensive understanding of the semiotics of the neurocritical patient empowers clinicians to make timely and accurate diagnoses, predict outcomes, and implement targeted therapeutic interventions. It also enables effective communication among the interdisciplinary team members involved in the patient's care. This article review shows the importance of accurately recognizing and deciphering these signs to guide clinical decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Anterior insular ictal symptoms combine autonomic, oro-pharyngeal, emotional symptoms and the "hand-to-throat" sign. • Posterior insular seizures imply somatosensory symptoms including pain and cephalic sensations. • Middle insular seizures combine anterior and posterior insular seizure features. To describe pure insular ictal semiology and patterns of extra-insular spread demonstrated by stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) according to a classification based on the insular cytoarchitecture. We investigated the ictal semiology in 17 patients undergoing SEEG for insular epilepsy. The insular cortex was divided into three regions roughly overlapping with the agranular, dysgranular and granular regions. Ictal semiology was described accordingly: anterior insula (AI, short anterior and middle gyri), middle insula (MI, short posterior and long anterior gyri) and posterior insula (PI, long posterior gyrus). Awareness impairment occurred secondarily to extra-insular ictal spread. Subjective manifestations were constant. AI seizures (n = 3) presented with autonomic (increased heart rate [HR], respiratory changes), oropharyngeal (mainly throat sensations), emotional (fear, anguish) semiology and the "hand-to-throat" sign followed by frontal-like semiology. MI seizures (n = 8) presented with mainly non-painful paresthesia, some autonomic (respiratory, increased HR), oropharyngeal or thermic symptoms and early motor features with spread to the opercular cortex. PI seizures (n = 6) were characterized by somatosensory semiology, mainly paresthesia potentially painful, and cephalic sensations. Cytoarchitectonic-based classification and the corresponding ictal features support the antero-posterior grading of insular seizures and highlight specific ictal symptoms. This refinement of insular semiology can help optimize the planning of SEEG for presumed insular epilepsy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Writers on the semiology of Cubism have often cited Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler's 1946–48 descriptions of Cubism as a form of writing. They seem, however, to have overlooked Pablo Picasso's 1945–48 statements about art as a sign language. The first section of this essay argues that Kahnweiler was in fact inspired by Picasso's statements. The second section retraces the origins of semiology in nineteenth-century philology, its revival by Claude Levi-Strauss, his influence on critical theory, the rise of a semiological interpretation of Cubism, and the problems with this interpretation. The third section links Picasso's 1945–48 statements about art as a sign language to his contemporary visual work; specifically, to his illustrations for Pierre Reverdy's book of poems Le Chant des morts. The idea of art as a sign language is traced to Picasso's 1924 drawings of "star charts" or "constellations". However, Picasso's 1945–48 designs using a similar vocabulary are analyzed as signifiers without signifieds—that is, as symbols, rather than signs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ObjectiveAlthough most seizures in neonates are due to acute brain injury, some represent the first sign of neonatal onset genetic epilepsies. Delay in recognition and lack of expert assessment of neonates with epilepsy may result in worse developmental outcomes. As in older children and adults, seizure semiology in neonates is an essential determinant in diagnosis. We aimed to establish whether seizure type at presentation in neonates can suggest a genetic etiology.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical and electroencephalographic (EEG) characteristics of seizures in neonates admitted in two Level IV neonatal intensive care units, diagnosed with genetic epilepsy, for whom a video-EEG recording at presentation was available for review, and compared them on a 1:2 ratio with neonates with seizures due to stroke or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.ResultsTwenty neonates with genetic epilepsy were identified and compared to 40 neonates with acute provoked seizures. Genetic epilepsies were associated with pathogenic variants in KCNQ2 (n = 12), KCNQ3 (n = 2), SCN2A (n = 2), KCNT1 (n = 1), PRRT2 (n = 1), and BRAT1 (n = 2). All neonates with genetic epilepsy had seizures with clinical correlates that were either tonic (18/20) or myoclonic (2/20). In contrast, 17 of 40 (42%) neonates with acute provoked seizures had electrographic only seizures, and the majority of the remainder had clonic seizures. Time to first seizure was longer in neonates with genetic epilepsies (median = 60 h of life) compared to neonates with acute provoked seizures (median = 15 h of life, p