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For the past week my head/neck has been randomly twitching. also slight pain in back right side of head. any ideas for the cause of this?

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Dr. Lali Sekhon answered

Not sure: twitching can be benign esp as its only been there a short time. The muscles on back of head can cause pain via spasm. Basically if it persists see your GP who may get you a neurologist.

Answered 5/6/2015

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A member asked:

For the past week my head/neck has been randomly twitching. also slight pain in back right side of head. any ideas for the cause of this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Lali Sekhon answered

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