Subclinical brain lesions in migraine mimic MS: one unanswered question is whether aggressive migraine prophylaxis lowers the risk for the lesions.(Neurology)

From: Internal Medicine News | Date: October 15, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

PHILADELPHIA -- Migraine patients have an increased risk for subclinical brain lesions that sometimes resemble lesions found in patients with multiple sclerosis or cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, according to a population-based MRI study conducted in the Netherlands.

The presence of these lesions in migraine patients also raises controversial issues regarding the development of chronic migraine and potential prophylactic treatment, said Michel Ferrari, M.D., who discussed these issues in a presentation at the annual ...

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