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Headache and Migraine Quizzes and Games
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by Teri Robert
for About.com

Updated: July 13, 2006

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Knowledge is our best tool to be an effective part of our own healthcare team. We live with these imperfect bodies, and have valuable information to impart to the rest of the team. There are many ways to educate ourselves. Try these fun and educational quizzes!

Quizzes:

  • Depression: Truth or Misconception?
    Do you know the truth about depression? Take this short quiz to see if you know the truth about Migraine disease or if you still believe the common misconceptions.
  • Do you know the truth about Migraine?
    Do you know the truth about Migraine? Take this short quiz to see if you know the truth about Migraine disease or if you still believe the common misconceptions.
  • Is Your Doctor Right for You?
    Is your doctor right for you? We all know the right doctor is essential. Take our quiz to see if your doctor is right for you or if you should be looking for a new doctor!
  • Match the Symptoms to the Head Pain Type
    Take this 10-question quiz and see if you can match the symptoms to the type of head pain likely to cause them.
  • NDPH: What About It? from About Headache and Migraine
    In the last few years, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) has been recognized as a distinct primary headache syndrome. It is characterized by continuous daily head pain, varying in intensity, and sometimes accompanied by Migrainous symptoms. It's important that NDPH be diagnosed carefully and correctly after ruling out other conditions that can present the same symptoms. How much do you know?
  • Rebound / Medication Overuse Headache. What's a person to do?
    Everyone who has headaches or Migraine disease needs to know about rebound, aka medication overuse headache (MOH) because knowing about it in advance could save us a great deal of pain. How much do YOU know about MOH? Take our quiz and find out.
  • Test Your Headache and Migraine Vocabulary
    Take this quiz to find out how good your headache and Migraine vocabulary is.

 

Games:

  • Name the Preventive!
    We often talk about headache and Migraine preventives. In one article, I wrote about the 100+ medications, supplements, and devices used for prevention. Find 42 of them in this word game.
  • Ouch! Headache and Migraine Triggers
    There are many potential triggers for tension headaches, cluster headaches, and Migraine attacks. Some we can avoid; some we can't; but it's helpful to identify our triggers. Here, we have 36 tension-type headache, cluster headache, and Migraine attacks triggers.
  • What? Name the Headache and Migraine Symptoms
    It's amazing how many different symptoms can accompany tension headaches, cluster headaches, and Migraine attacks! In this game, we have 42 symptoms of all of those -- tension-type headaches, cluster headaches, and Migraine attacks.
  • Who!? Famous Migraineurs
    Misery loves company. Right? In this version of Hangman we have the names of famous Migraineurs through history and today. There are artists, writers, presidents, actors, sports figures...
  • Words Associated with Headaches and Migraine Disease
    In your reading about headaches and Migraine disease, you've come across a lot of specific words associated with headaches and Migraine. Here are 41 of them in this game.
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