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or new posterior circulation territory infarctlike lesions: 10 of 203 participants
(5%) in the migraine group but none of 83 in the control group (P = .07). There
was no association of number or frequency of migraine headaches with
progression of lesions. There was no signi cant association of high vs nonhigh 2 deep white matter hyperintensity load with change in cognitive scores (−3.7
in the migraine group vs 1.4 in the control group; 95% CI, −4.4 to 0.2; adjusted P = .07).
Conclusions
In a community-based cohort followed up after 9 years, women with migraine had a higher incidence of deep white matter hyperintensities but did not have signi cantly higher progression of other MRI-measured brain changes. There was no association of migraine with progression of any MRI-measured brain lesions in men.
Structural Brain Changes in Migraine
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