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Headache and Migraine Glossary: White Matter Lesions

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Definition: Areas of pathologically altered tissue in the nerve tissue of the spinal cord and brain.
Also Known As: WML
Examples: MRIs of stroke victims, Migraineurs, and others with neruological condiditions and diseases may show white matter lesions.
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