Neurologic Exam: Cranial Nerves


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		Cranial Nerves Cranial Nerves Lecture (opens in windows media player) Exam Demonstration Visual acuity, visual fields, pupillary reflex (CN 2,3; visual pathways) Close-up of patient looking in horizontal and vertical directions Funduscopic exam Explanation of how to do the funduscopic exam Other cranial nerves Examples of Abnormal Findings Cranial Nerve 2- Optic nerve Right homonymous hemianopia Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) Crania Nerves 3.4.6 - Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens nerves Oculomotor nerve palsy Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO; MLF lesion) Abducens nerves Cranial Nerve 7- Facial nerve Upper and lower face paralysis (LMN lesion, facial nerve) Comparison of UMN and LMN facial weakness Cranial Nerves 9 &10 - Glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves Asymmetric deviation of the uvula (Cranial nerves 9 & 10) Cranial Nerve 11 - Accessory nerve Cranial nerve 11 weakness Cranial nerve 12 - Hypoglossal nerve Tongue weakness (1) Tongue weakness (2)

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