Table 3 Classification of migraine without aura and typical aura with migraine headache [1]

1.1 [G43.0/N89] Migraine without aura

 A. At least five attacks fulfilling criteria B–D

 B. Headache attacks lasting 4–72 h (untreated or treated unsuccessfully)

 C. Headache has at least two of the following characteristics:

  1. Unilateral localisation

  2. Pulsating quality

  3. Moderate or severe pain intensity

  4. Aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity such as climbing stairs

D. During headache at least one of the following:

  1. Nausea and/or vomiting

  2. Phono- and photophobia

E. Not attributed to another disorder

1.2.1 [G43.10/N89] Typical aura with migraine headache

 A. At least two attacks fulfilling criteria B–D

 B. Aura consisting of at least one of the following, but no motor weakness:

  1. Fully reversible visual symptoms including positive features (e.g. flickering, spots or lines) and/or negative properties (i.e. loss of vision)

  2. Fully reversible sensory symptoms including positive features (e.g. pins and needles) and/or negative features (e.g. numbness)

  3. Fully reversible dysphasic speech disturbance

 C. At least two of the following:

  1. Homonymous visual symptoms and/or unilateral sensory symptoms

  2. At least one aura symptom develops gradually over ≥5 min and/or different aura symptoms occur in succession over a period of ≥5 min

  3. Each symptom lasts ≥5 and ≤60 min

 D. Headache fulfilling criteria B–D 1.1 Migraine without aura begins during the aura or follows aura within 60 min

 E. Not attributed to another disorder