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What Causes Recurring Stiffness And Extreme Pain In Neck?
I keep getting severe neck stiffness and pain that starts right in the middle and then with in no time at all there is extreme pain that makes me drop to the ground balling my eyes out spread through my entire head what s wrong with me has happened twice now in less then a week and never before this
Hello and welcome to HCM, Neck stiffness and pain is seen in meningitis or inflammation of meninges. However, meningitis is associated with fever also. The pain spreading to entire head is more suggestive of headache called cluster headache. Cluster headache is severe kind of headache which has a cyclic patter and is usually limited to one side of head or around the eye. The history given by you suggests that the pain spreads to entire head. The other possibility with these kind of symptoms is migraine. Migraine is also severe kind of headache which is followed by a period of aura. The treatment for both the headaches is symptomatic. I suggest you to consult your physician for clinical assessment, investigations if required and thus prescription of medications to control the pain.
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What Causes Recurring Stiffness And Extreme Pain In Neck?
Hello and welcome to HCM, Neck stiffness and pain is seen in meningitis or inflammation of meninges. However, meningitis is associated with fever also. The pain spreading to entire head is more suggestive of headache called cluster headache. Cluster headache is severe kind of headache which has a cyclic patter and is usually limited to one side of head or around the eye. The history given by you suggests that the pain spreads to entire head. The other possibility with these kind of symptoms is migraine. Migraine is also severe kind of headache which is followed by a period of aura. The treatment for both the headaches is symptomatic. I suggest you to consult your physician for clinical assessment, investigations if required and thus prescription of medications to control the pain. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri