LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF THE LIPID SPECTRUM IN MIGRAINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Abstract
This article discusses changes in the lipid spectrum in patients with migraine. Identified dyslipidemia is considered as a risk factor for vascular complications, regardless of the clinical characteristics of migraine. Elevated HDL levels may play a protective role against vascular complications.
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