| Characteristic | Abnormailities |
| Classic Migrane Age | childhood |
| Common migraine age | childhood |
| cluster age | adulthood |
| hypertensive age | adulthood |
| muscular age | adulthood |
| temporal arteries age | older adulthood |
| location - classic migraine | unilateral |
| location - common migraine | generalized |
| location - cluster | unilateral |
| location - hypertensive | bilateral or occipital |
| location - muscular | unilater or bilateral |
| location - temporal arteries | unilateral or bilateral |
| duration - classic | hours to days |
| duration - common | hours to days |
| duration - cluster | 1/2 to 2 hours |
| duration - hypertensive | hours |
| duration - muscular | hours to days |
| duration - temporal | hours to days |
| time of onset - classic | morning or night |
| time of onset - common | morning or night |
| time of onset - cluster | night |
| time of onset - hypertensive | morning |
| time of onset - mucular | anytime, common in evening or afternoon |
| time of onset - temporal | anytime |
| quality - classic | pulsating or throbbing |
| quality - common | pulsating or throbbing |
| quality - cluster | intense burning, boring, searing, knife-like |
| quality - hypertensive | throbbing |
| quality - muscular | band-like, constricting |
| quality - temporal | throbbing |
| prodromal - classic | well-defined neurologic event, scotoma, aphasia, hemianopsia, aura |
| prodromal - common | vague neurologic changes, personality change, fluid retention, appetite loss |
| prodromal - cluster | personality changes, sleep disturbances |
| prodromal - hypertensive | none |
| prodromal - temporal | none |
| prodromal - muscular | none |
| precipitating - classic | menstrual period missing meals, birth control pills, letdown after stress |
| precipitating - common | menstrual period, missing meals, birth control pills, let down after stress |
| precipitating - cluster | alcohol consumption |
| precipitating - hypertensive | none |
| precipitating - muscular | stress, anger, bruxism |
| precipitating - temporal | none |
| Frequency - classic | twice a week |
| frequency - common | twice a week |
| frequency - cluster | several times nightly for several nights then disappear |
| frequency - hypertensive | daily |
| frequency - muscular | daily |
| frequency - temporal | daily |
| gender - classic | female |
| gender - common | female |
| gender - cluster | male |
| gender - hypertensive | equal |
| gender - muscular | equal |
| gender - temporal | equal |
| other - classic | nausea, vomiting |
| other - common | nausea, vomiting |
| other - cluster | increase lacrimation, nasal discharge |
| other - hypertensive | generally remits as day progresses |
| otther - muscular | none |
| other - temporal | none |
