MIGRAINE CLASSIFICATION AND DIAGNOSIS - INTERNATIONAL-HEADACHE-SOCIETY CRITERIA

In 1988, the International Headache Society (IHS) classification commi ttee published operational diagnostic criteria for a broad range of he adache disorders, including migraine. These criteria have been transla ted into more than 10 languages, providing uniform terminology for cli nical practice, multinational clinical trials, and biologic and epidem iologic research. The criteria have also been evaluated in a limited n umber of field studies intended to address their reliability, validity , comprehensiveness, and generalizability. The IHS criteria for migrai ne provide one method for targeting a group of headache patients in ne ed of care.