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Debilitating stiff neck for a week, no headache, temp 96.1. seek emergency medical care?

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Yes...: Depending your medical hx....if immune compromised, can be herpes meningitis. If coagulopathy/ injury/HTN...can be suarchnoid bleed.Otherwise simple torticollis will be the Dx....is mor common at this time.

Answered 4/17/2015

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