ID Migraine Screener

ID Migraine (Lipton 2003): nausea, photophobia, and disability screen for migraine; ≥ 2 of 3 is a positive screen.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Nausea with headaches
Yes
Light bothers you
Yes
Headaches limit activity ≥ 1 day
No

Result: ID Migraine 2/3 — positive screen for migraine (>= 2).

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

< 2
Negative screen.
>= 2
Positive screen for migraine (PPV ~93%). Nausea, photophobia, disability. A screening tool, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Nausea with headaches
  • Light bothers you (photophobia)
  • Headaches limit activity ≥ 1 day
How this is calculated

Lipton RB, Dodick D, Sadovsky R, et al. A self-administered screener for migraine in primary care: the ID Migraine validation study. Neurology. 2003;61(3):375-382. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.