Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 8, Issue 12 , Pages 499-503, December 2007

The cranial nerves

John Craven, FRCS, was formerly Consultant Surgeon at York Hospital, York. He is past chairman of the primary examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Abstract 

The cranial nerves are described in this article with emphasis on their intracranial and extracranial relationships. Their function and distribution is also emphasized, as is the assessment of their integrity. A summary of how their clinical assessment is made and the consequences of their most common pathology is included.

Keywords: assessment of cranial nerves, cranial nerves, distribution of cranial nerves, injury

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PII: S1472-0299(07)00244-5

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.09.014

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 8, Issue 12 , Pages 499-503, December 2007

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