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. 2021 Jul 21;22(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01265-z

Table 4.

ICHD-3 diagnoses [81] to be recognized at level 1 (from [29], updated from [28])

Primary headache disorders Secondary headache disorders

1.1 Migraine without auraa

1.2 Migraine with auraa

1.2.3 Typical aura without headachea

2.1 Infrequent episodic tension-type headachea

2.2 Frequent episodic tension-type headachea

2.3 Chronic tension-type headache

3.1.1 Episodic cluster headache

3.1.2 Chronic cluster headache

5.2.1 Chronic post-traumatic headache attributed to moderate or severe head injury

6.2.2 Headache attributed to subarachnoid haemorrhage

6.4.1 Headache attributed to giant cell arteritis

7.2 Headache attributed to low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure

7.4.1 Headache attributed to increased intracranial pressure or hydrocephalus caused by neoplasm

8.2 Medication-overuse headachea

9.1 Headache attributed to intracranial infection

10.3 Headache attributed to arterial hypertension

11.3.1 Headache attributed to acute glaucoma

13.1.1 Classical trigeminal neuralgia

aManagement of most of these should be within the competence of level 1