Changes of Basilar Artery in Patients With Migraine: A Case-Control Study Based on 3T MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As a neurovascular disorder, migraine currently lacks well-established macroscopic biomarkers detectable by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). While the basilar artery (BA) has been implicated in migraine pathophysiology, this relationship remains poorly characterized. This study investigates whether BA morphological parameters could serve as diagnostic biomarkers for migraine and predictive markers for disease progression.

Methods

This study included 41 healthy controls (HCs), 41 episodic migraine (EM) patients, and 95 chronic migraine (CM) patients who completed both MRI examinations and standardized questionnaires. Using established diagnostic criteria for vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD), we quantified the diameter, length, and height of the BA bifurcati

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537844 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature