Preface xi

Contributors xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Introduction xvii

1 The Olfactory Nerve 1

Anatomy/Function Summary 1

Anatomy/Function 3

Clinical Aspects 5

References 16

2 The Optic Nerve 17

Anatomy/Function Summary 17

Anatomy/Function 19

Clinical Aspects 25

References 40

3 The Oculomotor Nerve 43

Anatomy/Function Summary 43

Anatomy/Function 45

Clinical Aspects 53

References 62

4 The Trochlear Nerve 65

Anatomy/Function Summary 65

Anatomy/Function 67

Clinical Aspects 70

References 74

5 The Trigeminal Nerve 75

Anatomy/Function Summary 75

Anatomy/Function 77

Clinical Aspects 90

References 108

6 The Abducent Nerve 111

Anatomy/Function Summary 111

Anatomy/Function 113

Clinical Aspects 117

References 121

7 The Facial Nerve 123

Anatomy/Function Summary 123

Anatomy/Function 125

Clinical Aspects 139

References 151

8 The Vestibulocochlear (Acoustic) Nerve 153

Anatomy/Function Summary 153

Anatomy/Function 155

Clinical Aspects 160

References 167

9 The Glossopharyngeal Nerve 169

Anatomy/Function Summary 169

Anatomy/Function 171

Clinical Aspects 179

References 186

10 The Vagus Nerve 187

Anatomy/Function Summary 187

Anatomy/Function 190

Clinical Aspects 197

References 214

11 The Accessory Nerve 217

Anatomy/Function Summary 217

Anatomy/Function 220

Clinical Aspects 225

References 228

12 The Hypoglossal Nerve 229

Anatomy/Function Summary 229

Anatomy/Function 230

Clinical Aspects 233

References 237

13 Nervus Terminalis (Cranial Nerve N) 239

Anatomy/Function 239

References 241

14 Concluding Remarks: The Past and Future and Magic of the Cranial Nerves 243

Cranial Nerve II: Take Care of your Sight 245
Howard P. Cupples

Cranial Nerves II, III, IV, and VI: Visual Abnormalities in Children in a Developing Country 247
Ujjowala D. Shrestha

Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI: Not all is as it seems with Eye Movements 249
Jonathan Trobe

Cranial Nerve V: Be Careful What you ask for! 252
M. Anthony Pogrel

Cranial Nerve V: The Best Laid Plans … 254
Raymond Sekula and Andrew Frederickson

Cranial Nerve VII: Sometimes it is Hit or Miss 256
Raymond Sekula and Andrew Frederickson

Cranial Nerve VII: Tragedy Behind a Facial Nerve Paralysis 258
Peter J. Koehler

Cranial Nerve VII: Facial Nerve and Facial Function 261
Alex Senchenkov and John E. Woods

Cranial Nerve VIII: Spinning Wheels 264
Laurie Swan

Cranial Nerve X: Speak up, Please, I cannot hear you 266
Lucille Hess

Cranial Nerve X: Vexing Vocals 268
Mohan K. Rao

Cranial Nerve X: Vagotomy ? Fond Memories of an Obsolete Operation 270
Carol E.H. Scott-Conner

Cranial Nerve XII: Sometimes The Bad News is Really Bad 272
Mortimer Lorber

References 277