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Healthy 19 yo. bent over to pick up a toy got a sharp throbbing pain in back of head. stood up and it slowly went away. worried? aneurysm?
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See below: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person. He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.
Answered 12/10/2013
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