Table 5. Summary of studies examining circle of Willis morphology and migraine using magnetic resonance angiography.
Anterior circle of Willis incomplete | Posterior circle of Willis incomplete | |||||||
Control | MWA | MwoA | Migraine combined | Control | MWA | MwoA | Migraine combined | |
Present study n = 170 | 13% | 32% | 21% | 26% | 41% | 64% | 57% | 61% |
Cavestro [32] n = 429 | 5% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 35% | 24% | 26% |
Bugnicort [31] n = 124 | 5% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 18% | 61% | 38% | 49% |
Schoonman [33] n = 44 | 17% | NR | NR | 9% | 67% | NR | NR | 50% |
Ikeda [34] n = 173 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 45% | 81% | 48% | 62% |
NR = not reported.