Lecture 5 Flashcards
Each nerve to be assessed by:
Anatomical hallmarks
Innervation sensory
Innervation motor
Test + signs for its damage
I - olfactory nerve
Anatomical hallmarks
Cribiform plate, no true peripheral nerve but extensions from CNS
I - olfactory nerve
Sensory innervation
smell
I- olfactory nerve
Damage
The olfactory nerve (ON) is the only cranial nerve exposed to the external environment. Hence, it is susceptible to damage from head trauma, viral infection, inflammatory stimulation, and chemical toxins, which can lead to olfactory dysfunction.
II - Optic nerve
Anatomical hallmarks
no true peripheral nerve but extension of CNS
II - Optic nerve
Sensory innervation:
visual information from eyes
II - Optic nerve
Damage
Optic neuritis occurs when swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve — a bundle of nerve fibers that transmits visual information from your eye to your brain. Common symptoms of optic neuritis include pain with eye movement and temporary vision loss in one eye.
III, IV and V Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducent nerve
III, IV, V - Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducent nerve
Motor supply
eye movement
III, IV, V - Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducent nerve
Damage
Third nerve damage in the interpeduncular or subarachnoid space generally causes total third nerve paralysis.
III - Oculomotor
Motor innervation
eye muscles, eye lid (Levator palpebrae superioris) pupillary sphincter, ciliary muscle (parasympathetic)
III - Oculomotor
Test + signs for its damage
“Atropina belladonna” (atropin-inhibits parasympathetic system, 2-5 berries –> lethal in children)
IV - Trochlear nerve
Motor innervation
Superior oblique
IV - Trochlear nerve
Test + signs for its damage:
Patients with trochlear nerve palsy complain of double vision vertically (vertical diplopia) or the images being tilted or rotated (torsional diplopia). The diplopia is binocular and may worsen or improve in different gazes.
The oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves are tested by holding a pen or finger 30-40 cm in front of the patient in an H pattern. [1] The patient should follow the target with their eyes, carefully keeping their head still. Any eye deviation, abnormal head posture, or nystagmus should be noted.