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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. That migraines might have a role in one's life is the _________, rather than the rule, according to Sacks.
(a) Theory.
(b) Basis.
(c) Exception.
(d) Attribution.

2. There are a number of problems that are created by the myriad of _________ that a migraine might cause, according to Sacks.
(a) Outcomes.
(b) Symptoms.
(c) After effects.
(d) Tests.

3. During this section of the book, Sacks points out there is a _________ inside the human head, according to his experience.
(a) Laboratory.
(b) Book.
(c) Minefield.
(d) Study.

4. Effective drug therapy, according to Sacks, will be based and depends on ____________, according to his experience.
(a) Patient confidentiality.
(b) Studies.
(c) Movement.
(d) Trial and error.

5. The later interviews with a patient should delve more deeply into the _________ of the patient so as to discern the best possible treatment.
(a) Life.
(b) Spouse.
(c) Mood.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reaction to a migraine does not need to be uniquely _________, according to the way Sacks feels about the subject.

2. It might be necessary to adjust one's ________ in order to reduce the effects of flickering lights in one's environment.

3. The fact that visual ___________ are so common makes their presence fascinating to researchers.

4. Sacks says that people with fewer than ________ events per year is in need of less extensive interviews than others.

5. Sacks does not believe there is a connection with _________ being a part of the chemical reaction that takes place during a headache.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the polygons that migraine patients have reported seeing as a part of their auras or hallucinations?

2. What does Sacks have to say about patients who have to face chronic migraines in their lives?

3. What does Sacks point out is more needed in the animal world than in the human world?

4. How does Sacks recommend a patient with nausea deal with their medication ingestion to ensure pain relief?

5. What are two of the ways in which a person can manage their risk of migraines, according to Sacks?

6. What kind of patient only needs to have a few appointments with their physician each year?

7. What is the discovery that Lashely makes about the process of his own migraine scotomata?

8. What does Sacks say is uniquely human about the experience of migraines in humans, though he does not dispute that animals can have migraines too?

9. Why was Lashley mostly dismissed by his contemporaries in the migraine research field, according to the last section of this book?

10. What are the three categories of drugs that can be used in the treatment of migraines, according to Sacks?

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