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Can a muscle spasam in neck and back cause stress and severe strain on eyes specially while sleeping?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Muscle strain: If this has been of short term onset please go to er and rule out meningeal infection if it long term then please do a sleep study it could just be regular muscle strain but eye involvement could suggest migraine.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 8/11/2013

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