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What Does Sharp Pain In The Head Indicate?

i was sitting at my table and I got a very sharp pain in the top right side of my head...the pain was intense and i had to close my eyes, then it progressed to behind my right ear and down to the base of my jaw. I ve put a call into my doctor but she hasn t called back. I m just needing an opinion
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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Hi,

By how you describe this headache, I most likely think of a trigeminal neuralgia. The trigeminal nerve is both a motor cranial nerve (muscle contractility) and sensory cranial nerve and gives 3 main branches:

Ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular. In other words, it gives sensitivity to the face and all its structures.

1, 2 or even 3 branches of the nerve can be affected, therefore it can produce intense pain in eyes, ears, lips, nose, scalp, cheeks, mouth, jaw and the side of the face.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Luis Alberto Urdaneta Arenas, General & Family Physician
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What Does Sharp Pain In The Head Indicate?

Hi, By how you describe this headache, I most likely think of a trigeminal neuralgia. The trigeminal nerve is both a motor cranial nerve (muscle contractility) and sensory cranial nerve and gives 3 main branches: Ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular. In other words, it gives sensitivity to the face and all its structures. 1, 2 or even 3 branches of the nerve can be affected, therefore it can produce intense pain in eyes, ears, lips, nose, scalp, cheeks, mouth, jaw and the side of the face. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Luis Alberto Urdaneta Arenas, General & Family Physician