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I just had a sharp pain on my left side of head, it was brief, lasted a second, i have no headache, i have a bit of the sniffles, what's up? serious?
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Neuralgia: Such a sharp, shooting, fleeting pain is characteristic of neuralgia which comes from a superficial nerve in the scalp and not the brain itself. This is not a serious problem and may or may not recur. See your physician if you have steady pain or frequent headaches.
Answered 4/21/2015
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