I Had An MRI For Migraines And Am Worried

Posted on Sun, 6 Sep 2020

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Question : I had an MRI for migraines and am worried about the report but the doctor said it was fine.
Few punctate subcortical white matter T2 FLAIR hyperintensities which are nonspecific. Otherwise normal brain MRI.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Findings may be justified by migraine.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Punctuate subcortical white matter hyperintensities are found in around 8 % of MRI in people suffering from migraine with aura.

These may represent also small vessels disease or unstable blood pressure changes but usually in older people.

So, in my opinion, you should not be worried about these MRI changes, migraine explains them.

Hope you found the answer helpful.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

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