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What does it mean when your neck is pulsating really hard?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Neck pulsating: 1. You are angry? 2. You have an aortic aneurysm due to syphilis. 3. You have an aortic aneurysm due to something else.

Answered 8/31/2017

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