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

2. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

3. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) A new study.
(b) A new pill.
(c) New patients.
(d) Migraines.

4. The ________ who was restricted from normal social activities might be suffering from migraines as a result of depression.
(a) Student.
(b) Monk.
(c) Priest.
(d) Nun.

5. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.
(a) Outcomes.
(b) After effects.
(c) Tests.
(d) Symptoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.

2. A precordial migraine is one in which _________ pain is the only symptom of the migraine attack, according to Sacks.

3. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.

4. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

5. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.

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