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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2015 Jul;156(7):1200–1207. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000157

Table 1.

International Classification of Headache Disorders (1988, 2004) diagnostic criteria for migraine and coding for the taxometric analyses.

Symptom Coding in Analysis
A. At least 5 attacks1 fulfilling criteria B–D Not used
B. Headache attacks lasting 4–72 hours (untreated or unsuccessfully treated) Not used
C. Headache has at least two of the following characteristics: 1. unilateral location
2. aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity
0, 1a
0, 1a
3. moderate or severe pain intensity 0 – 10
4. pulsating quality 0, 1a
D. During headache at least one of the following: 1. nausea and/or vomiting 0 – 2b
2. photophobia and phonophobia 0, 1
0, 1
E. Not attributed to another disorder Not used
 Other aura symptoms present 0, 1 a
a

0 = no, 1 = yes

b

0 =none, 1 = one, 2 = both