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Was laying down and sat up. suddenly got. pain in the back of my head and in my left arm. had mri in 2013 normal. could it still be aneurysm?

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Pain: the symptoms are NOT suggestive of an aneurysm but more likely due to muscle spasm or nerve irritation and should be self limiting and disappear

Answered 9/28/2015

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A member asked:

Was laying down and sat up. suddenly got. pain in the back of my head and in my left arm. had mri in 2013 normal. could it still be aneurysm?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

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