The presence of brain white matter lesions in relation to preeclampsia and migraine

Conclusion Migraine prevalence was not found to be an independent risk factor for WML prevalence in formerly (pre)eclamptic women. Since this study had a small sample size, larger prospective studies are needed to examine female-specific risk factors for WML and its consequences.

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Source: Cephalalgia - February 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Postma, I., van Oosterhout, W., de Groot, J., Terwindt, G., Zeeman, G. Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research