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I've been getting sharp pain in the back of my right side of my head for at least 1-2 months now. comes and goes last like 4-5min.
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Occipital neuralgia?: Recurrent sharp pain in the back of the head is often due to Occipital Neuralgia, possibly due to compression of a branch of the nerve but the exact cause is unknown. It often responds to an injection of a mixture of an anesthetic agent and a corticosteroid medication.
Answered 12/16/2015
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