Table 2.
Diagnostic criteria for migraine with aura.4
| At least two attacks meeting the following criteria: | |
|---|---|
| Headache has ⩾1 fully reversible aura symptom | • Visual |
| • Sensory | |
| • Speech or language | |
| • Motor | |
| • Brainstem | |
| • Retinal | |
| Headache has ⩾2 characteristics related to aura symptoms | • ⩾1 aura symptom that slowly spreads over a period of ⩾5 min, and/or ⩾2 symptoms that occur one after another |
| • Each symptom lasts 5–60 min | |
| • ⩾1 symptom is unilateral | |
| • Aura is concurrent with or followed by a headache within 60 min | |
| Headache cannot be readily attributed to another diagnosis | |
| Transient ischemic attack has been excluded | |