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Ictal epileptic headache during NCSE documented by video-EEG. The EEG tracing showed the activation of subcontinuous epileptic activity consisting of GSWDs, clinically related to a prolonged tensive headache with bilateral and symmetrical eyelid flutter (a). The EEG pattern confirmed the presence of an eye closure sensitivity characterized by GSWDs related to bilateral and symmetrical eyelid flutter (b)
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Because of the persistence of symptoms, after about three hours she came to our attention, and we performed a video-EEG recording, which showed the presence of a subcontinuous epileptic activity consisting of generalized spike-and-wave discharges (GSWDs), clinically correlated with a tensive headache with bilateral and symmetrical eyelid flutter, facilitated by eye closure (Fig. 1).
Video-EEG performed some days after NCSE, showing a normal tracing during rest (a) and during eye closure (b)
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Video-EEG recordings performed on the following days were normal (Fig. 2).