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Human Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Jan 07


J Headache Pain


21


1

ICHD-3 is significantly more specific than ICHD-3 beta for diagnosis of migraine with aura and with typical aura.

Authors

Göbel CH, Karstedt SC, Münte TF, Göbel H, Wolfrum S, Lebedeva ER, Olesen J, Royl G
J Headache Pain. 2020 Jan 07; 21(1):2.
PMID: 31910800.

Abstract

In the emergency room, distinguishing between a migraine with aura and a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is often not straightforward and mistakes can be harmful to both the patient and to society. To account for this difficulty, the third edition of the International Classification of Headache disorders (ICHD-3) changed the diagnostic criteria of migraine with aura.