Sometimes called the abducent nerve, the abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). This nerve has only a motor function and lacks a sensory function. Along with the oculomotor nerve (CN ...

Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD, MHA, Resident Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of ...

The cranial motor nerves control muscles involved in eye ... Oculomotor, trochlear and abducens SM neurons innervate the six eye muscles, with an additional oculomotor VM component synapsing ...

Tumors affecting the cranial nerves, particularly the oculomotor, trochlear, or abducens nerves, can interfere with the muscles that control eye movement, leading to misalignment and resulting in ...