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Having really sharp electric shooting pain in head. what could it be. it is really scaring me.

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Dr. Felix Brizuela answered

Specializes in Neurology

Occipital neuralgia: It is a type of headache, vast majority of time benign. occasionally due to pinched nerve. I had a patient with pain shooting up the back of her head who had a disk higher up in her cervical spine.

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Answered 3/19/2018

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A member asked:

Having really sharp electric shooting pain in head. what could it be. it is really scaring me.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Felix Brizuela answered

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

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