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What Does Sharp Pain On The Right Side Of The Head Indicate?

My dad has had a sharp pain on the right side of his head for 3 weeks went to Dr. had Ct scan came back normal. Dr said to take up to 3000mg Tylenol has not helped. went to neurologist a week ago and then put him on a time release pain med. sharp pain gone but still has constant throbbing pain. any ideas
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Unilateral headache is a classical symptom of Migraine. Since you report CT scan to be normal, this supports in favor of Migraine.
Migraine needs specific management with certain long term medications and diet modifications(eg. absolute avoidance of the 4 Cs, namely Coffee Cola Chocolate Cheese, high fibre diet to regularize bowel movements etc). Also if your father suffers from any anxiety disorder that may indirectly aggravate the symptoms needs to be taken care of.
Another possibility is development of age related presbyopia. So I would also recommend consulting an ophthalmologist to get your father's vision checked.
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What Does Sharp Pain On The Right Side Of The Head Indicate?

Unilateral headache is a classical symptom of Migraine. Since you report CT scan to be normal, this supports in favor of Migraine. Migraine needs specific management with certain long term medications and diet modifications(eg. absolute avoidance of the 4 Cs, namely Coffee Cola Chocolate Cheese, high fibre diet to regularize bowel movements etc). Also if your father suffers from any anxiety disorder that may indirectly aggravate the symptoms needs to be taken care of. Another possibility is development of age related presbyopia. So I would also recommend consulting an ophthalmologist to get your father s vision checked.