Table 1 Tests recommended for migraine

1.1

Migraine without aura

None

Frequent Episodic Migraine

Brain MRI^a

Carodit ultrasound or MRA^a

ESR^a

1.2

Migraine with aura

Brain MRI^a

1.2.2

Migraine with brainstem aura

Brain MRI & MRA

EEG^a

Carotid and vertebral arteries ultrasound/or CT or MRA^a

Genetic evaluation^a

1.2.3

Hemiplegic migraine

Brain MRI & MRA

Genetic evaluation

1.2.4

Retinal migraine

Brain MRI & MRA

Ophthalmologic evaluation

1.3

Chronic migraine

Brain MRI Gd & MRV^a

Fundoscopy^a

Lumbar puncture

Polysomnography^a

1.4

Complications of migraine

Brain MRI

1.4.2

Persistence aura without infraction

Emergency brain CT or MRI (Carotid and vertebral arteries ultrasound/or CT or MRA ESR^a)

1.4.3

Migrainous infarction

Emergency brain CT or MRI (Carotid and vertebral arteries ultrasound/or CT or MRA^a)

ESR^a

1.4.4

Migraine aura-triggered seizures

Repetitive EEGs or video EEG

1.5

Probable migraine

Brain MRI^a

1.6

Episodic syndromes that may be associated with migraine

Gastric work-up