Neuroimaging for Migraine
Publication Date: December 31, 2019
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Recommendations
It is not necessary to do neuroimaging in patients with headaches consistent with migraine who have a normal neurologic examination. (SH)
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Neuroimaging may be considered for presumed migraine for the following reasons: unusual, prolonged, or persistent aura; increasing frequency, severity, or change in migraine clinical features, first or worst migraine, migraine with brainstem aura, confusional migraine, hemiplegic migraine, late-life migrainous accompaniments, migraine aura without headache, side-locked migraine, and posttraumatic migraine. Most of these are consensus based with little or no literature support. (SL)
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Recommendation Grading
Overview
Title
Neuroimaging for Migraine
Authoring Organization
American Headache Society
Publication Month/Year
December 31, 2019
Last Updated Month/Year
February 2, 2024
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
Summarizes evidence from the existing literature about when to recommend neuroimaging in patients with migraine.
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Outpatient, Radiology services
Intended Users
Radiology technologist, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Assessment and screening, Diagnosis, Prevention
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D008881 - Migraine Disorders, D006261 - Headache, D020326 - Migraine without Aura, D020325 - Migraine with Aura
Keywords
migraine, headache, neuroimaging
Supplemental Methodology Resources
Methodology
Number of Source Documents
73
Literature Search Start Date
December 5, 2016
Literature Search End Date
August 31, 2018