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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?
(a) Video log.
(b) Go for a run during a headache.
(c) A count of their medication usage.
(d) Journal.

2. The intensity of pain of a migraine might be relieved by manual __________ of the arteries which are being affected.
(a) Compression.
(b) Stimulation.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Movement.

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

4. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.
(a) Pain.
(b) Drowsiness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Anger.

5. Migraines might also have some specific _________ in one's life, according to Sacks, filling a role the patient needs it to fill.
(a) Energy.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Peace.
(d) Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.

2. What do many patients notice about the pain they might feel when they are experiencing a migraine?

3. _______ are unable to express pain, so Sacks says they are not useful in terms of studying migraines and how they affect the body.

4. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?

5. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.

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