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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.
(a) Brain damage.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Seizure conditions.
(d) No quality of life.

2. There are some patients that obviously suffer from periodical or causal attacks but that the larger group will defy easy _____________.
(a) Treatment.
(b) Peace.
(c) Study.
(d) Classification.

3. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?
(a) Heart attacks.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Epileptic seizures.
(d) Surgeries.

4. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.
(a) Hunger.
(b) Drowsiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pain.

5. In the ________ migraine, there are certain situations that might be present - light, sound, activities, smells, drugs, etc.
(a) Movement.
(b) Echoing.
(c) Classic.
(d) Circumstantial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.

2. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?

3. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?

4. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.

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

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