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I have been having electric like shooting pains in the middle of my head right side. its a piercing pain and happen a lot per minute. what could it be?
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Jabs and jolts: That's sort of the old terminology, "Jabs and Jolts." We properly refer to them under a more etiologically based classification known as Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias. These are typically responsive to certain drugs and atenolol is not one of them. I'm a headache specialist and neurologist if you'd like a private consult: www.healthtap.com/drsaghafi Key Code: PDXFNR
Answered 1/29/2015
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