A 19-year-old female asked:

Had head injury 3yrs ago.Especially bad headache past week,dizziness,hand twitching,vomited once,sore spot on back of head.Why worse suddenly?Thankyou

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39 years experience in Allergy and Immunology

? unrelated: to the head injury you sustained earlier, however the symptoms you described warrant medical attention, kindly see your doctor or go to hospital, best wishes

Answered on May 6, 2018

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