We review ocular motor cranial nerve palsies in childhood and highlight many of the features that differentiate these from their occurrence in adulthood. The clinical characteristics of cranial nerve ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

While a sudden coughing fit is a protective reflex to clear the airway, chronic cough can be caused by multiple factors that must be investigated to determine treatment. Cough is just one of several ...

The vagus nerve is one of 12 cranial nerves in the body. It’s responsible for various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. There are 12 cranial nerves in the body. They ...

Migraine attacks can sometimes cause watery or tearing eyes due to trigeminal nerve activation. Learn why it happens, how it ...

Because the brain processes all of the body’s signals, it houses major nerves to collect the information and get it to the proper section of the brain. There are 12 pairs of major nerves called ...

New MRI research shows that the precise location and severity of blood vessel compression on the facial nerve, not mere ...

During the winter of 2018, Caryn Dahm noticed a strange ache in her tongue when chewing. Her dentist referred her to an oral surgeon in hopes an x-ray would reveal the cause, but when the x-ray came ...

Your brainstem hosts multiple cranial nerves. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It controls your facial movements and expressions. The nerve fibers controlled by your facial nerve also ...

Join us for a quick, one-minute cranial nerve exam where we test vision, smell, touch, and hearing. This video is inspired by ...

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the brain and skull during embryogenesis—a link with profound implications for ...