MULTIPLE CRANIAL NERVE LESIONS

From NeuroRehab.wiki

Revision as of 11:07, 20 March 2023 by Dr Appukutty Manickam (talk | contribs) (Imported from text file)

SUMMARY

1. Unilateral CN 3, 4, 5, 6: cavernous sinus lesion.2. Unilateral CN 5, 7, 8: CP angle lesions.
3. Unilateral CN 9, 10, 11 - jugular foramen lesions.

4. Bilateral UMN CN 9, 10, 12 lesion - pseudobulbar palsy.
5. Bilateral LMN CN 9, 10, 12 lesion - bulbar palsy.
6. Eye + facial muscle fatigue - MG.
7. Diplopia that does not conform to any CN pattern - orbital myopathy.


Reference(s)

Wilkinson, I., Furmedge, D. and Sinharay, R. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Get it on Amazon.
Feather, A., Randall, D. and Waterhouse, M. (2020). Kumar And Clark’s Clinical Medicine. 10th ed. S.L.: Elsevier Health Sciences. Get it on Amazon.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].