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[|Human|] Hello, I have had severe sharp shooting pain on left side of head the pain comes anywhere from 6 seconds to a minute. now pain has gone more on top of head . pain is not stabbing now it is very painful. lasted 2 days Went to er. could not diagnose me
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is possible that you might be having symptoms related to trigeminal neuralgia. Irritation of the nerve can cause shooting or stabbing pain as described by you and this pain occurs on the face lasting for seconds to a minute. Minor activities like brushing teeth, eating or cold wind blowing across can trigger the pain. The condition needs to be confirmed after consulting a neurologist. Clinical neurological examination and MRI scan brain might help in making a diagnosis. Trigeminal neuralgia treatment usually starts with medications like carbamazepine, and many people require no additional treatment. For those people, injections or surgery provide other trigeminal neuralgia treatment options.