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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. What is NOT one of the basic pieces of advice that Sacks offers for those who are suffering from migraines?

2. Sacks says that the best migraine clinic was one in which a patient was told to lie down in a darkened room with _______ and aspirin.

3. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

4. Some patients can respond to _________ as many migraines are sensitive to suggestion during the episode.

5. Some patients only need to be seen once in a while to make sure they are maintaining their _________ for managing their migraines.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the correlation that Sacks discounts because of a lack of studies of migraine patients?

3. What is another reason for the visual disturbances which can be seen my migraine patients?

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

5. What are the three categories of hallucinosis, according to the last section of the book?

6. What can happen with a geometrical ornamental structure, according to Fluver in this section?

7. What are some of the typical pieces of advice which Sacks might offer to a patient who is suffering from migraines?

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

9. What does Sacks say about the possibility that animals might also experience migraines?

10. What did Airy believe that migraine hallucinations allowed a person to do as a result of their appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point, a doctor coined terms for migraines, based on what the patients looked like when they were suffering.

Part 1: Do you think medical condition names should include the appearance of the patient?

Part 2: Why do you thin Reymond decided to label migraine patients by their appearance?

Part 3: How do you think medical conditions should be labeled and named?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

For many people, the idea of a migraine is something they might not ever experience, so this book might be difficult to understand.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important for a book about migraines to be written?

Part 2: Do you think that people who don't suffer from migraines will benefit from this book?

Part 3: How do you think migraine sufferers can benefit from this book?

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