Seizure semiology: ILAE glossary of terms and their significance
Beniczky S, Tatum WO, Blumenfeld H, Stefan H, Mani J, Maillard L, Fahoum F, Vinayan KP, Mayor LC, Vlachou M, Seeck M, Ryvlin P, Kahane P (2022)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2022
Journal
Book Volume: 24
Pages Range: 447-495
Journal Issue: 3
Abstract
This educational topical review and Task Force report aims to address learning objectives of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) curriculum. We sought to extract detailed features involving semiology from video recordings and interpret semiological signs and symptoms that reflect the likely localization for focal seizures in patients with epilepsy. This glossary was developed by a working group of the ILAE Commission on Diagnostic Methods incorporating the EEG Task Force. This paper identifies commonly used terms to describe seizure semiology, provides definitions, signs and symptoms, and summarizes their clinical value in localizing and lateralizing focal seizures based on consensus in the published literature. Video-EEG examples are included to illustrate important features of semiology in patients with epilepsy.
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Aarhus University Hospital / Aarhus Universitetshospital
Denmark (DK)
EpiCare European Reference Network
France (FR)
Yale University
United States (USA) (US)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
India (IN)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy / CHU Hôpitaux de Brabois
France (FR)
Tel Aviv University
Israel (IL)
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
India (IN)
Hospital Universitário Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Colombia (CO)
University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE)
Switzerland (CH)
Lausanne University Hospital / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Switzerland (CH)
University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) / Université de Grenoble
France (FR)
Denmark (DK)
EpiCare European Reference Network
France (FR)
Yale University
United States (USA) (US)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
India (IN)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy / CHU Hôpitaux de Brabois
France (FR)
Tel Aviv University
Israel (IL)
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
India (IN)
Hospital Universitário Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Colombia (CO)
University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE)
Switzerland (CH)
Lausanne University Hospital / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Switzerland (CH)
University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) / Université de Grenoble
France (FR)
How to cite
APA:
Beniczky, S., Tatum, W.O., Blumenfeld, H., Stefan, H., Mani, J., Maillard, L.,... Kahane, P. (2022). Seizure semiology: ILAE glossary of terms and their significance. Epileptic Disorders, 24(3), 447-495. https://dx.doi.org/10.1684/epd.2022.1430
MLA:
Beniczky, Sandor, et al. "Seizure semiology: ILAE glossary of terms and their significance." Epileptic Disorders 24.3 (2022): 447-495.
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