Relationship between headache, corpus callosum, and deep white matter lesions in patients with migraine
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and measurements of corpus callosum (CC) with migraine characteristics.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a case-control and prospective study that included 50 migraine patients and 40 individuals in the control group. The severity and frequency of headaches and headache pain characteristics were questioned. The effects of the disease were determined using the migraine disability rating scale (MIDAS). WMH lesions were evaluated with the FAZEKAS scale. Morphometric measurements of CC were performed. The relationship between pain characteristics and measurements was examined.
Results: There were 50 migraine patients (44 women, 6 men) with a mean age of 30,86±8,64 (18-51) years. The frequency of multi-point WMHs was higher in migraine patients compared to the control group. There were no differences in the measured values of CC between the two groups. WMHs were more common in patients with nausea complaints. Measured CC genu values were lower in patients with phonophobia and visual aura symptoms.
Conclusion: This study has revealed that patients with migraines have a high rate of WMHs, and this rate is even higher when nausea accompanies attacks. No relationships were found between the measured values of CC and migraines.
Keywords
Migraine , magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) , corpus callosum.
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