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The Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves The Clinical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves The Nerves of “On Old Olympus Towering Top” Joel A. Vilensky, Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology Indiana University School of Medicine Fort Wayne, IN Wendy M. Robertson, P.A., M.D. Senior Staff Neurologist Department of Neurology Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI Carlos A. Suárez-Quian, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC This edition first published 2015 © 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Editorial Offices 1606 Golden Aspen Drive, Suites 103 and 104, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. 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Suárez-Quian, Carlos Andrés, author. [DNLM: 1. Cranial Nerves–anatomy & histology. WL 330] QM471 612.8′19–dc23 2014030763 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Set in 9.5/12.5pt Palatino by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India 1 2015 Dedication This book is dedicated to teacher, mentor, and friend, Dr. Sid Gilman. We thank him most sincerely for being all three and for revealing to us, through his knowledge and actions, the amazing neurological talents of his own mentor, Dr. Derek Denny-Brown. Contents Preface xi Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii 1 The Olfactory Nerve 1 Anatomy/Function Summary 1 Anatomy/Function 3 Clinical Aspects 5 References 16 2 The Optic Nerve 17 Anatomy/Function Summary 17 Anatomy/Function 19 Clinical Aspects 25 References 40 3 The Oculomotor Nerve 43 Anatomy/Function Summary 43 Anatomy/Function 45 Clinical Aspects 53 References 62 4 The Trochlear Nerve 65 Anatomy/Function Summary 65 Anatomy/Function 67 Clinical Aspects 70 References 74 5 The Trigeminal Nerve 75 Anatomy/Function Summary 75 Anatomy/Function 77 Clinical Aspects 90 References 108 6 The Abducent Nerve 111 Anatomy/Function Summary 111 Anatomy/Function 113 Clinical Aspects 117 References 121 vii viii Contents 7 The Facial Nerve 123 Anatomy/Function Summary 123 Anatomy/Function 125 Clinical Aspects 139 References 151 8 The Vestibulocochlear (Acoustic) Nerve 153 Anatomy/Function Summary 153 Anatomy/Function 155 Clinical Aspects 160 References 167 9 The Glossopharyngeal Nerve 169 Anatomy/Function Summary 169 Anatomy/Function 171 Clinical Aspects 179 References 186 10 The Vagus Nerve 187 Anatomy/Function Summary 187 Anatomy/Function 190 Clinical Aspects 197 References 214 11 The Accessory Nerve 217 Anatomy/Function Summary 217 Anatomy/Function 220 Clinical Aspects 225 References 228 12 The Hypoglossal Nerve 229 Anatomy/Function Summary 229 Anatomy/Function 230 Clinical Aspects 233 References 237 13 Nervus Terminalis (Cranial Nerve N) 239 Anatomy/Function 239 References 241 14 Concluding Remarks: The Past and Future and Magic of the Cranial Nerves 243 Cranial Nerve II: Take Care of your Sight 245 Howard P. Cupples Cranial Nerves II, III, IV, and VI: Visual Abnormalities in Children in a Developing Country 247 Ujjowala D. Shrestha

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The cranial nerves are an endlessly fascinating family of twelve nerves that have a dramatic impact on our daily lives. A dysfunction of the cranial nerves can cause loss of vision or double vision, loss of smell, poor balance, or loss of muscle function, and can also be an indicator of underlying n
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