Autoimmune Diseases Neck Spasms
Variant angina; Angina - variant; Prinzmetal's angina
Symptoms
Spasm may be "silent" -- without symptoms -- or it may result in
The main symptom is a type of chest pain called angina, which can be felt under the chest bone and is described as:
- Constricting
- Crushing
- Pressure
- Squeezing
- Tightness
It is usually severe. The pain may spread to the neck, jaw, shoulder, or arm.
The pain:
- Often occurs at rest
- Ma...
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