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I have sharp pain in my top left side of my head. any ideas?

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Dr. Arabinda Behura answered

Migraine?: Difficult to get a differential based on above symptoms. Do you have high blood pressure? Change in vision? What time of the day your headache/pain is worse?

Answered 8/19/2018

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