Migraine without aura |
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Unilateral location |
Pulsating quality |
Moderate or severe pain intensity |
Aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity (eg, walking or climbing stairs) |
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Nausea, vomiting, or both |
Photophobia and phonophobia |
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Migraine with aura |
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Visual |
Sensory |
Speech and/or language |
Motor |
Brainstem |
Retinal |
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At least one aura symptom spreads gradually over ≥5 minutes |
Two or more symptoms occur in succession |
Each individual aura symptom lasts 5 to 60 minutes |
At least one aura symptom is unilateral |
At least one aura symptom is positive¶ |
The aura is accompanied or followed within 60 minutes by headache |
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Features of migraine in children and adolescents |
Attacks may last 2 to 72 hoursΔ |
Headache is more often bilateral than in adults; an adult pattern of unilateral pain usually emerges in late adolescence or early adulthood |
Photophobia and phonophobia may be inferred by behavior in young children |
ICHD-3: International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition.
* These criteria were developed for adults. Features that are different in children are listed in the third panel of the table.
¶ Scintillations and pins and needles are examples of positive symptoms.
Δ The evidence for untreated durations of less than 2 hours in children has not been substantiated.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?