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Suffer w/migraines;recent mri showed majority white matter w/confluent t2 signal abnormalities bilaterally;neuro said due to migraines. do you agree?
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Yes: These type of signal abnormalities are typical of migraine. This also indicates that migraine is a chronic disease. You should be taking medication to prevent the headaches and also reduce your neurological sensitivity to migraine triggers. www.ache.org.
Answered 3/30/2014
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Probably not: Confluent white matter abnormalities within the brain are much more commonly related to microvascular ischemic changes in 56 yo patients than sequela of previous migraines. However, to answer your specific question, yes, confluent white matter abnormalities can be related to migraines.
Answered 9/7/2013
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