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What could be causing brief bouts of throbbing pain in the back of the head when getting up from a desk or driving a car?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Headache: Most likely tension headache, but other possibilities include HTN, vascular or some type of neuritis.

Answered 1/31/2018

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