cranial nerve
noun
: any of the nerves that arise in pairs from the lower surface of the brain one on each side and pass through openings in the skull to the periphery of the body and that comprise 12 pairs in reptiles, birds, and mammals and usually 10 in fishes and amphibians
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An ophthalmologist had identified cranial nerve abnormalities and had sent her to the emergency department.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
That’s because the tongue is controlled by a cranial nerve, but the hands are controlled by spinal nerves.
—R. Douglas Fields, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Named after the Vagus Nerve (the largest cranial nerve in the body that helps to regulate stress) its purpose is to provide a calming effect through aromatherapy.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
The device works by stimulating the trigeminal nerve, the largest cranial nerve, which carries sensory information from the face to the brain, and which has also been associated with the pain of migraine headaches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2014
The tongue is controlled by the 12th cranial nerve, called the hypoglossal nerve.
—R. Douglas Fields, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Even for people who do recover from EEE, they can be left with long-term physical or mental impairments, which can range from brain dysfunction to severe intellectual impairment, personality disorders, seizures, paralysis and cranial nerve dysfunction, according to the CDC.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
Some antibiotics damage the cranial nerves, involved in hearing and balance, as well as the kidneys.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
In 2019, Stafford underwent a 12-hour operation to remove the brain tumor that was resting on her cranial nerves.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
That’s because the tongue is controlled by a cranial nerve, but the hands are controlled by spinal nerves.
—R. Douglas Fields, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Named after the Vagus Nerve (the largest cranial nerve in the body that helps to regulate stress) its purpose is to provide a calming effect through aromatherapy.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
The device works by stimulating the trigeminal nerve, the largest cranial nerve, which carries sensory information from the face to the brain, and which has also been associated with the pain of migraine headaches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2014
The tongue is controlled by the 12th cranial nerve, called the hypoglossal nerve.
—R. Douglas Fields, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2023
Even for people who do recover from EEE, they can be left with long-term physical or mental impairments, which can range from brain dysfunction to severe intellectual impairment, personality disorders, seizures, paralysis and cranial nerve dysfunction, according to the CDC.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
Some antibiotics damage the cranial nerves, involved in hearing and balance, as well as the kidneys.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
In 2019, Stafford underwent a 12-hour operation to remove the brain tumor that was resting on her cranial nerves.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
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