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Cranial nerve palsy
Introduction
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Common nerve palsies include the following:
Cranial Nerve Palsy
- CNIII: Oculomotor nerve (CNIII) palsy
- CNIV: Trochlear nerve (CNIV) palsy
- CNV: Trigeminal nerve (CNV) palsy
- CNVI: Abducens nerve (CNVI) palsy
- CNVII: Facial nerve (CNVII) palsy and Bell’s palsy
- CNX: Laryngeal nerve palsy (laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve (CNX))
- CNXII: Hypoglossal nerve (CNXII) palsy
Peripheral Nerve Palsy
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