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Could i have hypertension in just the head?

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Dr. Hyeun Park answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Unlikely: Hypertension symptoms usually don't occur unless the blood pressure is significantly elevated, think blood pressure >170/90 or so. Often times, mild hypertension in the setting of head pressure or headaches may be due to stress or physiology response to pain.

Answered 9/28/2016

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