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A member asked:

If your head hurts in the back, does that mean your brain hurts or bled?

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Dr. Seth Zeidman answered

Specializes in Neurosurgery

Rarely: If you do have a bleed into the brain it often will present with a severe headache - "the worst headache of your life" is common. However, most headaches are not the result of a bleed into the brain. If you are concerned you can get checked out at a local hospital or doctor's office.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/25/2013

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Worried. Yesterday went wakeboarding fell back hit my head on the water, hurt for like a few hours, went to sleep much better today still hurts a bit. Im rlly worried about a brain bleed, is it possible to not notice one?

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In your opinion, what does frequent tingling in the back of the brain/head mean? Tumor? Weekend excessive drinking related? (I'm going to doctor)

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