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A 30-year-old female asked:

i had a weird spastic type pain in my neck. it felt like it was in my vein. i immediately felt very dizzy for about 2 seconds. what happened?

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Dr. Eric Hastriteranswered

Pediatric Neurology 19 years experience

Dizziness: Lack of blood flow to the head can cause dizziness, if it persists you need to see your doctor as dissection of the carotid artery can be a cause of this.

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