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Table 2 Fazekas classification according to Fazekas et al. 1987 [25]

From: Migraine or any headaches and white matter hyperintensities and their progression in women and men

Grad

deep WMH

periventricular WMH

0

absence

absence

1

punctate foci

‘caps’ or pencil-thin lining

2

beginning confluence of foci

smooth ‘halo’

3

large confluent areas

irregular periventricular hyperintensities extending into the DWM

  1. WMH, white matter hyperintensities
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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