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What is the relationship between enlarged brain ventricles and migraine headaches? What could possibly show on an MRI scan of a migraine sufferer (white matter changes, enlarged ventricles, or etc)? Thank you, Amanda.
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Dear Amanda;
This is an extremely broad question having no one answer. A small number of folks with Migraines and headaches (and other issues) may have enlarged ventricles in the brain, but they are not necessarily related to the Migraines...
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