A headache like a burst of electric shock is common in cervical spondylosis, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia and other diseases. 1. Cervical spondylosis: When cervical spondylosis compresses the nerves, paroxysmal electric shock-like pain in the head will occur, in addition to the accompanying neck pain, dizziness and other symptoms. 2. Migraine: headache is one of the common symptoms of migraine patients, and its headache has different characteristics, which can be manifested as electric shock-like head pain. 3. Trigeminal neuralgia: Trigeminal neuralgia is a kind of paroxysmal, short-lived, electric shock-like, tear-like, cut-like severe pain, usually lasts for several seconds to dozens of seconds, and often stops suddenly. Therefore, when paroxysmal electric shock-like headache, should promptly go to the regular hospital, clear cause and under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.