The accessory nerve provides motor function (movement) to two muscles essential to neck and shoulder movement, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the trapezius, as well as to the larynx (voice box) and ...

Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks of early ...

OBJECTIVE Study the topographic anatomy of the masseteric nerve approach, specifying the variations in its relationships with neighboring structures, as well as its path and termination, to obtain a ...

AIMS: An anatomical study was undertaken to determine the extraneural blood supply to the intracranial oculomotor nerve. METHODS: Human tissue blocks containing brainstem, cranial nerves II-VI, body ...

Sphenoid sinusitis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy, especially in the presence of headache, and all patients should be investigated with CT/MRI brain ...

Adoption of middle meningeal artery embolization in the management of chronic subdural hematomas has led to a renewed interest in dural vascular anatomy. The readily identifiable major dural arteries ...

Anatomy for children, physiology, biology, medicine concept Intestines. Realistic hand-drawn icon of human internal organs on chalkboard. Engraving art. Sketch style. Design concept for your medical ...

Results 29 patients (26%) with CCAs presented with diplopia due to cranial nerve palsies. Mean aneurysm size in this group was 17 mm. Three patients (2.6%) presented with SAH with a mean aneurysm size ...

26. Cross KA, Desai R, Vellimana A, Liu Y, Rich K, Zipfel G, et al. Surgery for pituitary tumor apoplexy is associated with rapid headache and cranial nerve improvement. Curr Oncol. (2022) 29:4914–22.

A man in his 60s was hospitalised after a 24-hour history of headache, nausea and vomiting. The conclusion after an initial examination in Acute Admissions was that there was little suspicion of a ...