sˈɛvɹəl kˈeɪs ɹᵻpˈoːɹts kæn biː fˈaʊnd ɪnðə mˈɛdɪkəl lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ kənˈɛkt ɛksˈɛsɪv hˈɛdbæŋɪŋ tʊ ˈænʊɹɹˌɪzəmz ænd hˌɛmɐtˈoʊməz wɪðˌɪn ðə bɹˈeɪn ænd dˈæmɪdʒ tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɚɹiz ɪnðə nˈɛk wˌɪtʃ səplˈaɪ ðə bɹˈeɪn.
Several case reports can be found in the medical literature which connect excessive headbanging to aneurysms and hematomas within the brain and damage to the arteries in the neck which supply the brain.