Previously called “childhood periodic syndromes that are commonly precursors of migraine” in ICHD-II, these disorders were renamed “episodic syndromes that may be associated with migraine” in ICHD-III beta. The specific disorders reviewed in this article include: benign paroxysmal torticollis, benign paroxysmal vertigo, abdominal migraine and cyclical vomiting syndrome, as well as infantile colic which was recently added under the appendix section in ICHD-III beta.