Epileptic seizure during aspirin and caffeine withdrawal in a drug induced headache

Fabio Antonaci, Grazia Sances, Raffaele Manni, Maria Gabriella Buzzi

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Abstract

A 45-year-old female migraineur with a long-standing history of drug-induced headache is described. She had been abusing caffeine (250 mg/day) and aspirin (5 gr/day). On the third day after discontinuation a withdrawal syndrome characterized by headache and a generalized tonic-clonic seizure occurred. The temporal association makes it likely that the convulsion episode is an integral component of the withdrawal syndrome in this patient. This extra feature of the withdrawal syndrome has never been described after caffeine and/or aspirin interruption. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-337
Number of pages5
JournalFunctional Neurology
Volume11
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1996

Keywords

  • aspirin
  • caffeine
  • headache
  • seizures
  • withdrawal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Neuroscience(all)

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