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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. When a patient realizes he will have less pain when he fights off a severe attack, he is more likely to choose to undergo a brief bout of ___________.

2. The intensity of pain of a migraine might be relieved by manual __________ of the arteries which are being affected.

3. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.

4. Sacks concludes the book by talking about how there is a tendency for the ________ to take on specific patterns.

5. In the case of menstrual migraines, Sacks points out that _________ may be helpful in controlling the pain.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when systems are open to the environment around them, versus those systems which are closed?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Sacks has a patient who will only agree to be treated with medications for their migraines?

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

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

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

9. What does Sacks believe would be cruel to do to a migraine patient, though he does not agree with this treatment?

10. What sort of person would be a person who can get an aggressive migraine, according to Sacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Migraines are at risk of being misdiagnosed, according to Sacks in the book.

Part 1: Why do you think it might be difficult to diagnose migraines in patients?

Part 2: How do you think misdiagnosis might be avoided in the treatment of migraines?

Part 3: Do you think that misdiagnosis is every completely avoidable?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Reymond is a doctor who discusses his own pain in order to help other migraine sufferers.

Part 1: Do you think that a firsthand experience is the best way to learn about a disorder?

Part 2: How do you think Reymond's condition might affect his ability to describe migraines?

Part 3: Why do you think that migraines are important to Sacks if he doesn't suffer from them?

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