Cranial Nerve Palsy:

Terms Related to Cranial Nerve Palsy

• Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy

  Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially ...

• Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy

  Diseases of the fourth cranial (trochlear) nerve or its nucleus in the midbrain. The nerve crosses as it exits the midbrain dorsally and may be ...

• Traumatic Sixth-Nerve Palsy

  Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be ...

• Abducens Nerve Palsy

  Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially ...

• Cranial Nerve XI

  The 11th cranial nerve. The accessory nerve originates from neurons in the medulla and in the cervical spinal cord. It has a cranial root, which ...