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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. There are other hallucinations in which _________ may appear to be bigger or smaller than they actually are.

4. One case study of a man with headaches points out that he doesn't like to discuss his feelings of __________ as they are related to his migraines.

5. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does one researcher equate the migraine with, which might be helpful in treating them?

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

4. What are the classic symptoms of a migraine, according to Sacks' experience with his patients?

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

6. What causes it to be difficult to determine the difference between migraines and epilepsy?

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

8. What can be confusing about an aura's presence, according to Sacks in this book?

9. What is the problem that Sacks has with saying that migraines can run in families?

10. What problems do some researchers and physicians believe can happen as the result of migraines that a patient might experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Migraines are conditions that can impact a person for their entire life, without a cure in many cases.

Part 1: Why do you think that migraines impact a person's life so much?

Part 2: Do you think you could manage a condition that has no cure?

Part 3: How do you think a person changes when they have so much pain in their life?

Essay Topic 2

Some believe that people with a certain 'delicacy or grace' are more prone to suffer from migraines.

Part 1: Does it seem fair to say that certain personalities might have more migraines?

Part 2: How do you think a person's personality might impact the way they are affected by pain?

Part 3: Why do you think migraines seem to affect sensitive people more?

Essay Topic 3

The many symptoms associated with migraines seem to make them difficult to diagnose.

Part 1: Why do you think doctors associate so many symptoms with migraines?

Part 2: How do you think doctors work to diagnose a condition?

Part 3: Do you think that everyone with migraine symptoms is actually suffering from migraines?

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