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Table 6 Brain MRI characteristics of MS-Mig and MS-NH groups

From: Migraine is comorbid with multiple sclerosis and associated with a more symptomatic MS course

 

MS-NH

MS-Mig

p

No. of brain MRI

49

65

 

# of T2 hyperintense lesions

21.5

19.6

NS

# of T2 hyperintense lesions <5 mm

7.0

8.2

NS

T2 hyperintense lesions by location

 Periventricular

7.3

5.8

 

 Subcortical

9.9

11.3

 

 Basal ganglia

1.1

0.3

 

 Corpus callosum

2.0

1.3

 

 Brainstem

0.6

0.4

 

# of T1 gadolinium-enhancing lesions

0.3

0.5

NS

# of T1 hypointense lesions

6.0

3.3

<0.05