LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF THE LIPID SPECTRUM IN MIGRAINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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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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