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Reliable clinical signs associated with recent brain injuries during malignant hypertension crisis are lacking. In this single-center study we compared the prevalence of brain MRI injuries between fully asymptomatic patients and those with headache; we found no significant differences, suggesting that headache is not associated with recent brain injuries during malignant hypertension.