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Migraine with typical aura: International Headache Society classification[1]

A.

At least two attacks fulfilling criteria B–D
B. Aura consisting of at least one of the following, but no motor weakness:
  • Fully reversible visual symptoms including positive features (e.g. flickering lights, spots or lines) and/or negative features (i.e. loss of vision)
  • Fully reversible sensory symptoms including positive features (i.e. pins and needles) and/or negative features (i.e. numbness)
  • Fully reversible dysphasic speech disturbance
C. At least two of the following:
  • Homonymous visual symptoms1 and/or unilateral sensory symptoms
  • At least one aura symptom develops gradually over ≥5 minutes and/or different aura symptoms occur in succession over ≥5 minutes
  • Each symptom lasts ≥5 and ≤60 minutes
D. Headache fulfilling criteria B–D for migraine without aura begins during the aura or follows aura within 60 minutes
E. Not attributed to another disorder2

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References:
1. Additional loss or blurring of vision may occur.
2. History and physical and neurological examinations do not suggest headache or facial pain attributed to: (i) head and/or neck trauma, (ii) cranial or cervical vascular disorder, (iii) non-vascular intracranial disorder, (iv) a substance or its withdrawal, (v) infection, (vi) a disorder of homoeostasis, (vii) disorders of the cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cranial structures or (viii) a psychiatric disorder; or history and/or physical and/or neurological examinations do suggest such a disorder but it is ruled out by appropriate investigations; or such a disorder is present but attacks do not occur for the first time in close temporal relation to the disorder.

 
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