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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. A drug may need to be taken ________ if there is severe vomiting present during a migraine episode.
(a) Rectally.
(b) Sublingually.
(c) Intravenously.
(d) Orally.

2. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?
(a) Epileptic seizures.
(b) Surgeries.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attacks.

3. And another category of drugs are called __________ which are used for sleep or for relaxation during the treatment of a migraine.
(a) Management.
(b) Auxiliary.
(c) Supportive.
(d) Adjusted.

4. Sacks says that the only way to test the family connection theory of migraines is to see if a child with migraines in his family develops migraines when living with a ____________.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Foster family.
(c) New puppy.
(d) High pressure house.

5. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.
(a) Processed foods.
(b) Motion sickness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Foster parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. The initial ________ with a patient might be limited, but this should not be the only step in diagnosis and treatment.

2. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.

3. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.

4. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?

5. Sacks discusses the way that ________ can change in people who are in the middle of a migraine attack.

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