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Unopposed Force From The Opposite Pterygoid Muscle
Muscles of Mastication
56 secs
CN X
Vagus Nerve
Sensory
Aortic Arch Chemoreceptors and Baroreceptors
Taste from Epiglottic Region
Motor
Swallowing
Palate Elevation
Talking
Coughing
Midline Uvula
1 min
CN X Lesion
Uvula Deviation To Contralateral Side
Impaired Gag Reflex
Difficulty Swallowing
Hoarse Voice
Impaired Coughing
Aspiration Pneumonia
2 mins
CN XI
Accessory Nerve
Motor
Head Turning
Shoulder Shrugging
36 secs
CN XI Lesion
Cause/Mechanism
Iatrogenic
Clinical Manifestations
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Paralysis
Trapezius Muscle Paralysis
1 min
CN XII
Hypoglossal Nerve
Motor
Tongue Movement
34 secs
CN XII Lesion (Hypoglossal Nerve)
Medulla
Tongue Deviated Toward Lesion
Paralysis
Fasciculations
Atrophy
1 min
Facial Nerve Lesions
Etiology
Diabetes Mellitus
Sarcoidosis
Tumors
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Bell's palsy
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
Lyme Disease
Treatment
Corticosteroids
Acyclovir
2 mins
Motor Neuron Signs UMN and LMN
Upper Motor Neuron (Increases)
Increased DTRs
Positive Babinski
Spastic Paralysis
Clasp-Knife Reaction
Lower Motor Neuron (Decreases)
Decreased DTRs
Negative Babinski
Flaccid Paralysis
Muscle Atrophy
Fasciculations
2 mins
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