This CNN article about migraines addresses the dangers and concern over how migraines can effect the long-term health of men and women. In the article, it states that the study of those with migraines and aura had a high percentage of white matter brain lesions. The article then details how these results from studying migraines show how these migraines can cause brain damage. Although, as the article notes, the long-term effect of migraines were not of serious concern in men and women who consistently had migraines.