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Sometimes when i wake up i have this intense throbbing pain radiates back of neck from base to top skull. other times when less sever its dull. what likely is this?
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Occipital neuralgia: Occipital nerves originate from the upper cervical nerve roots, course up the neck muscles, and exit near the base of the skull.
Answered 5/2/2021
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