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On the Cranial Nerves

NeuroSci, 2023
The twelve cranial nerves play a crucial role in the nervous system, orchestrating a myriad of functions vital for our everyday life. These nerves are each specialized for particular tasks.
Hugo M. Libreros-Jiménez, Jorge Manzo, Fausto Rojas-Durán, Gonzalo E. Aranda-Abreu, Luis I. García-Hernández, Genaro A. Coria-Ávila, Deissy Herrera-Covarrubias, César A. Pérez-Estudillo, María Rebeca Toledo-Cárdenas, María Elena Hernández-Aguilar   +9 more
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COVID-19 associated cranial nerve neuropathy: A systematic review

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2022
The involvement of cranial nerves is being increasingly recognised in COVID-19. This review aims to summarize and discuss the recent advances concerning the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 ...
Josef Finsterer, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Carla Scorza, Ana Fiorini   +3 more
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Tumors Presenting as Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies

Case Reports in Neurology, 2017
Cranial nerve palsy could be one of the presenting features of underlying benign or malignant tumors of the head and neck. The tumor can involve the cranial nerves by local compression, direct infiltration or by paraneoplastic process.
Kishore Kumar, Rafeeq Ahmed, Bharat Bajantri, Amandeep Singh, Hafsa Abbas, Eddy Dejesus, Rana Raheel Khan, Masooma Niazi, Sridhar Chilimuri   +8 more
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Cranial Nerve Enhancement in Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated With Younger Age at Onset and More Severe Disease

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Background: The overall frequency of cranial nerve pathology, including cranial nerves other than the trigeminal nerve, as well as its relation to brainstem lesion formation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical correlates in multiple ...
Lukas Haider, Lukas Haider, Wei-Shin Evelyn Chan, Elisabeth Olbert, Stephanie Mangesius, Stephanie Mangesius, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Fritz Leutmezer, Daniela Prayer, Majda Thurnher   +9 more
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Terminal nerve: cranial nerve zero [PDF]

MedUNAB, 2006
It has been stated, in different types of texts, that there are only twelve pairs of cranial nerves. Such texts exclude the existence of another cranial pair, the terminal nerve or even cranial zero.
Jorge Eduardo Duque Parra, Carlos Alberto Duque Parra   +1 more
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Ocular cranial nerve palsies secondary to sphenoid sinusitis

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2017
Objective: The clinical presentation of sphenoid sinusitis can be highly variable. Rarely, sphenoid sinusitis may present with cranial nerve complications due to the proximity of these structures to the sphenoid sinus.
Aiman El Mograbi, Ethan Soudry
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Cranial nerve palsies in Nigerian children

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Background: Cranial nerve palsies are common clinical problem routinely encountered in neurological practice; the dysfunction can occur at any point in the course of the nerve and may point to serious pathology. The aim of this study was to determine the
Ekanem EE , Philip-Ephraim EE, Inah G , Eyong KI , Ikobah JM, Asindi AA   +5 more
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Cranial neurolymphomatosis and its oncologic counterparts: Case series on malignant cranial nerve neuropathies

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Neurolymphomatosis occurs due to the infiltration of a nerve by malignant cells. Cranial neurolymphomatosis is a rare disease process associated with non-solid tumors (i.e., lymphoma, leukemia, etc.).
Bahadar S Srichawla, Abigail Bose, Vincent Kipkorir   +2 more
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A Case Report of Hemifacial Spasm Caused by Vestibular Schwannoma and Literature Review

Brain Sciences, 2022
Background: Most cases of hemifacial spasm result from mechanical compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve by vascular loops, and only a few cases are caused by vestibular schwannoma.
Xiaomin Cai, Yinda Tang, Hua Zhao, Zheng Chen, Haopeng Wang, Wanchun Zhu, Shiting Li   +6 more
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Modified hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis for peripheral-type facial palsy caused by pontine infarction: A case report and literature review

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Peripheral-type facial palsy could be caused by a lesion in the tegmentum of the pons, such as infarction, with a rare occurrence. We herein described a case of unilateral peripheral-type facial palsy induced by dorsolateral pontine ...
Xiaomin Cai, Baimiao Wang, Tingting Ying, Mengshu Qian, Shiting Li   +4 more
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