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The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the quantity and distribution pattern of WMH in patients with suspected SIH who underwent subsequent dynamic CTM. Patients with CVF had significantly higher Bern scores and significantly fewer WMH than those without CVF. Also, the migraine-type pattern of WMH was present at a nearly 4-fold greater frequency in the CVF- group versus the CVF+ group. Additionally, the symptom data demonstrated distinct clinical phenotypes between patients with CVF (eg, higher occurrence of a pressure-type or throbbing headache, symptoms worsening with the Valsalva maneuver) and those without CVF (eg, neck pain, fatigue, photophobia, and phonophobia).