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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. The general rule for __________ is that they are present early in life and then they tend to taper off in time.
(a) Migraines.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Motion sickness bouts.
(d) Seizures.

2. 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.

3. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.
(a) Outcome.
(b) Definition.
(c) Mechanism.
(d) Movement.

4. There might also be a connection, according to Sacks, between migraines and _________, as some will wake up with headaches.
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sleeping in bed alone.
(c) Pets.
(d) Alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?

2. Where is the physicist du Bois Reymond from, according to the descriptions in this manuscript?

3. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.

4. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.

5. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.

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