Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO The ophthalmic nerve is the first branch of the trigeminal nerve, which is also ...

We report a case of 64-year-old male with hypertension, treated with amlodipine, who has been complaining of progressive right-sided hypoacusis for the past 4 months, associated with signs of ...

This is done to detect neurological damage or disease. The cranial nerves control eye muscles, jaw muscles, and the tongue. Other cranial nerves include the optic nerve for vision, the ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is marked by increased intracranial pressure without any accompanying evidence of ...

In this update we will categorize pain syndromes into migraines, facial pain with or without Horner's syndrome, and headaches associated with other cranial nerve involvement. Intraocular findings ...

and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses).

In humans, the gustatory system is comprised of taste cells in the mouth (which sense the five taste modalities: salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami), several cranial nerves, and the gustatory ...