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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Food.
(b) Constitutional.
(c) Wine.
(d) Hydration.

2. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.
(a) Debilitating.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Forward.

3. One woman was described as being ____________, though her symptoms were actually more a part of a migraine.
(a) Cancerous.
(b) Menopausal.
(c) Normal.
(d) Crazy.

4. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Medication.
(b) Movement.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Aura.

5. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.
(a) Outright.
(b) Allergic.
(c) Painful.
(d) Accidental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?

2. In the ________ migraine, there are certain situations that might be present - light, sound, activities, smells, drugs, etc.

3. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?

4. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.

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

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