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I was playing basketball and quickly turned my head. i then felt a sharp pain in the back left of my head a bit above the left ear area. the pain was gone within a minute but is there anything i should watch out for? was this a ruptured aneurysm?

Q: i was playing basketball and quickly turned my head. i then felt a sharp pain in the back left of my head a bit above the left ear area. the pain was gone within a minute but is there anything i should watch out for? was this a ruptured aneurysm?

: Not a ruptured aneurysm. If so, you would not be posting on this website.

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Not a ruptured aneurysm. If so, you would not be posting on this website.

Answered 1/29/2023

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A member asked:

I was playing basketball and quickly turned my head. i then felt a sharp pain in the back left of my head a bit above the left ear area. the pain was gone within a minute but is there anything i should watch out for? was this a ruptured aneurysm?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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