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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.
(a) Tendencies.
(b) Cause.
(c) Predispositions.
(d) Truths.

2. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.
(a) Heart murmur.
(b) Seizure.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Madness.

3. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Pain.
(c) Mood.
(d) Coloring.

4. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.
(a) Movements.
(b) Experiences.
(c) Manner.
(d) Threshold.

5. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?
(a) Pain.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Fatigue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.

2. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.

3. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.

4. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

5. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the common cause of migraines for younger patients, with the attack happening after instead of during the activity?

2. What are the two terms that Reymond used to describe the way a migraine can change the appearance of a migraine patient?

3. What are the symptoms that the German physician has when he has his migraines?

4. What is likely to aggravate the pain of a migraine, according to the author of this book?

5. In the case study presented by Sacks, where does the forty-four year old man believe that he is during a hallucination?

6. How does Sacks propose the genetic link of migraines be tested in order to assure that environmental conditions are not the cause?

7. Why do many migraine sufferers tend to rub one side of their head when they are in the midst of a migraine?

8. What does Sacks say that all migraine patients have to fight during the experience of a migraine?

9. What do some researchers feel is not a cause of migraines as adults, according to Sacks' research?

10. What can often be a secondary factor to the migraine pain, according to the author of this book?

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