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Cranial Nerve Disorders
  • Overview of the Cranial Nerves
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Conjugate Gaze Palsies
    • Horizontal gaze palsy
    • Vertical gaze palsy
  • Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
  • Third Cranial Nerve (Oculomotor Nerve) Palsy
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Fourth Cranial Nerve (Trochlear Nerve) Palsy
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Sixth Cranial Nerve (Abducens Nerve) Palsy
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Hemifacial Spasm
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Bell Palsy
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Prognosis
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Disorders
    • Causes
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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