TITLE:
The international headache society classification of migraine headache—A call for substantiating data
AUTHORS:
Elliot Shevel, Daniel Shevel
KEYWORDS:
Headache Classification; Migraine; Migraine Diagnosis; Migraine Classification; ICHD; Olesen
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering,
Vol.7 No.3,
February
20,
2014
ABSTRACT: This paper proves conclusively that
there is no scientific basis for the International Classification of Headache
Disorders (ICHD) criteria for the diagnosis of migraine (MI). There are no data
supporting the choice of diagnostic criteria, and where data do exist, they
contradict the ICHD criteria. The Classification Committee (CC) of the
International Headache Society (IHS) is called upon to revise
the criteria according to the extensive available data.