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Migraine With Aura Diagnostic Criteria

Diagnostic:

4 Group A Criteria and 2 Group B Criteria

Group A

At least 2 headache attacks by history

Fully reversible visual or sensory or speech symptoms, and no motor weakness

Headache also meets criteria for migraine without aura, beginning within 0-60 minutes of aura

No other disease present that might cause headache or neurologic / visual changes

Group B

Unilateral headache location

At least 1 symptom that develops gradually (>5 min) or a variety of symptoms occurring in a sequence

Various symptoms last between 5-60 minutes

Interpretation

Data action

Include literature references: Yes No

References

Dodick DW. Diagnosing headache: clinical clues and clinical rules. Adv Stud Med. 2003; 3(2): 87-92.
EBMcalc CrossRef: Migraine without aura

Associated ICD10-CM codes

G43.809

Other migraine, not intractable, without status migrainosus

G43.909

Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus

G43.109

Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus

R51

Headache

G44.1

Vascular headache, not elsewhere classified

Associated ICD9-CM codes

784.0

Headache

346.00

Clsc migrne wo ntrc mgrn

346.10

Comn migrne wo ntrc mgrn

346.90

Migrne unsp wo ntrc mgrn

346.80

Othr migrne wo ntrc mgrn

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