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Could "straining" or putting too much pressure on your neck cause a brain bleed or aneurysm? or would you have to have already has an aneurysm forming?

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Dr. Sue Ferranti answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

A muscular neck strain would not result in a brain bleed or cause an aneurysm to form. It would cause neck discomfort, especially with moving, and rest will improve it along with acetaminophen and/or ibuprofen as well as either heat or cold. If the strain doesn’t improve with these measures, then see your doctor. Good luck!

Answered 9/22/2023

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At your age, if an aneurysm were present, it would most likely represent a congenital berry aneurysm. Post-traumatic aneurysms are not caused by straining and pressing on your neck is not a cause of brain hemorrhage.

Answered 9/22/2023

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