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Sharp pain on the top left side of my head that goes away and comes back through out the day what is it?
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Left sided headaches: If the headache is one sided and comes and goes, it is possible it is a variant of a migraine syyndrome. Temporal arteritis can give one sided headaches that are usually throbbing in nature. Other kinds of sharp pain can come from the scalp, if there is something irritating the skin.
Answered 3/20/2018
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Muscle spasm: Should be evaluated to rule out infection or intracranial disease but most likely muscle spasm due to bruxing.
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