Next, test the function of all 12 cranial nerves ... The glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves are commonly evaluated simultaneously. 7,8 The glossopharyngeal nerve provides motor innervation to ...

Your brain is directly connected to various parts of your head, neck, and trunk by twelve pairs of nerves – these are your cranial nerves. They play an important role in sensing, controlling ...

The nerve travels close to the vestibulocochlear (cranial nerve 8), vagus (cranial nerve 10), and accessory (cranial nerve 11) nerves. Injuries or strokes almost always involve more than one of ...

The thyrotropin level was normal; other laboratory test results are shown ... liter (reference value, <8.0). A presumptive diagnosis of acute left sixth cranial nerve palsy associated with ...

Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss ... This was true at 3 years, 5 years, and 8 years. Only one patient's tumor significantly increased in size.

The vagus is the 10th of 12 cranial nerves that ... Brain quiz: Test your knowledge of the most complex organ in the body The vagus nerve also carries sensory signals from internal organs back ...