Table 3 Classification of migraine without aura and typical aura with migraine headache [2]

1.1 [G43.0] Migraine without aura

 A. At least five attacks fulfilling criteria B-D.

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

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

  1. unilateral location

  2. pulsating quality

  3. moderate or severe pain intensity

  4. aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity (e.g. walking or climbing stairs)

 D. During headache at least one of the following:

  1. nausea and/or vomiting

  2. photophobia and phonophobia

 Not better accounted for by another ICDH-3 diagnosis

1.1 [G43.1] Migraine with aura

 A. At least two attacks fulfilling criteria B-C

 B. One or more of the following fully reversible aura symptoms:

  1. visual

  2. sensory

  3. speech and/or language

  4. motor

  5. brainstem

  6. retinal

 C. At least three of following six characteristics:

  1. at least one aura symptom spreads gradually over ≥5 min

  2. two or more aura symptoms occur in succession

  3. each individual aura symptom lasts 5–60 min

  4. at least one aura symptom is unilateral

  5. at least one aura symptom is positive

  6. the aura is accompanied, or followed within 60 min, by headache

 D. Not better accounted for by another ICDH-3 diagnosis.