Migraines can negatively impact life by causing severe headaches, nausea, and sensitivity to light. Although there is still no 100% effective treatment for migraine, today there has been a very important development.

Scientists at the University of Southern California have discovered the change in the brains of people with migraines for the first time. In people with chronic and episodic migraine without aura, microscopic size of the brain region called ‘centrum semioval’ enlarged perivascular spaces noticed.

The observed change in the brains of people with migraines:

• A: MRI of the person with migraine, B: MRI of the person without migraine

The new discovery offers important insights into how migraines arise:

The area, defined as the perivascular space, consists of fluid spaces that surround the blood vessels in the brain. These gaps are especially prominent in the blood-brain barrier. of conditions such as abnormalities and inflammation is being influenced.

The discovery that there is an abnormal condition in this space in people with migraine is therefore of great importance. Wilson Xu, who was at the beginning of the study, stated that this gap may provide answers about the origins of migraines. states.

Scientists are focused on unraveling the relationship between migraine and the perivascular space. Although there is no clear answer on this point yet, there is a hypothesis.

According to this hypothesis, the fact that the perivascular space is larger in people with migraine without disruption of the glymphatics It may be due. The glymphatic system uses the perivascular ducts to remove soluble proteins and metabolites from the central nervous system. some kind of waste cleaning system works as.

Scientists share the results they have achieved with the new discovery. next week they will share.