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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Migraines may very well take on the particular aspects of the ________ though it may never be clear what prompts the unit as a whole.
(a) Home.
(b) Pain.
(c) Life.
(d) Sufferer.

2. Some patients will describe severe __________ as the main symptom of their migraine attack, leading to a different definition of migraine.
(a) Abdominal pain.
(b) Depression.
(c) Family troubles.
(d) Head pain.

3. Physicians, according to Sacks, often make ______ decisions based on impertinent, improper, and irresponsible interpretations.
(a) Tactile.
(b) Correct.
(c) Believable.
(d) Hasty.

4. The advice that Sacks gives patients, as referenced in #125, has been around since the time of __________, according to the author.
(a) Hippocrates.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Plato.
(d) Tyrranus.

5. Some researchers believe that a migraine is akin to a ________, with being a release reaction to a specific situation.
(a) Cough.
(b) Sneeze.
(c) Bellow.
(d) Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Studies fail to prove indications of a relationship between __________ causes and migraines, so Sacks does not believe this to be a valid cause.

2. And another category of drugs are called __________ which are used for sleep or for relaxation during the treatment of a migraine.

3. Sometimes, ______ management strategies are necessary in order to prevent and to manage migraines, according to Sacks.

4. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?

5. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

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