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A member asked:

Pain when rubbing left temple, started yesterday evening. slightly worse today, mild migraine no other symptoms. what should i do?

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Allodynia: Common for migraine to cause areas of facial or scalp hypersensitivity, but not lasting, and of no profound consequence.

Answered 4/24/2016

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