Migraine with Aura Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3): A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C: B) One or more of the following fully reversible aura symptoms: • Visual: Scintillation, Fortification spectrum, Dots, Wavy lines, Scotoma, Flashing lights, Wavy lines, Scintillation scotoma • Motor: Weakness • Retinal: Similar to visual aura, but symptoms are monocular • Speech and/or language: Aphasia/word-finding difficulty, Dysphasic language disturbances • Brainstem: Vertigo, Dysarthria, Tinnitus, Hypoacusis, Diplopia, Ataxia, Decreased level of consciousness (GCS ≤ 13) • Sensory: Pins & needles, Paresthesia, Numbness C) At least 3 of the following 6 characteristics: • At least one aura symptom spreads gradually over ≥ 5 minutes • ≥ 2 aura symptoms occur in succession • Each individual aura symptom lasts 5-60 minutes • At least one aura symptom is unilateral • At least one aura symptom is positive • The aura is accompanied, or followed within 60 minutes, by headache D) Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis. By Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci @neudrawlogy #Migraine #Aura #diagnosis #criteria #neurology #headache #ICHD3
