Learn the essentials of cranial nerve examination, involving systematic assessment of each nerve to identify abnormalities relating to neurological pathologies. Abstract Cranial nerve examination ...

Patients experiencing laryngeal symptoms received some hope from recent research. A team of researchers from Medical University of South Carolina has uncovered a new cause for these symptoms and a way ...

While a sudden coughing fit is a protective reflex to clear the airway, chronic cough can be caused by multiple factors that must be investigated to determine treatment. Cough is just one of several ...

Clival metastasis refers to the dissemination of malignant cells to the clivus, a central bony structure at the skull base, which can precipitate a spectrum of clinical manifestations. Among these, ...

A previously healthy 89-year-old woman was referred to the plastic surgery service because of a rapidly growing lesion at the base of her right nostril at the nasolabial fold. The patient had had this ...

A 61-year-old right-handed man presented with a two-day history of a new headache that had developed gradually several hours after he dived into a lake. The headache, which encompassed the entire left ...

Cranial nerves are pairs of nerves that connect your brain to different parts of your head, neck, and trunk. Each nerve has a corresponding roman numeral between i and xii. Your cranial nerves are ...

The cranial nerves are a set of twelve pairs of nerves that travel to and from the brain. Each has a different function. For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells. The ...