title: Imaging of the lower cranial nerves.
abstract: Knowledge of the nuclear origins and the normal course of the cranial nerves, and their functional components, is important in any evaluation of cranial neuropathy. MR imaging allows detailed evaluation of cranial nerve anatomy and pathology. Newer MR sequences allow more sensitive methods of detecting pathology and determining the cause of cranial neuropathy. The correlation of clinical findings with MR images will allow for more definitive evaluation.
authors.affiliation: fjlaine@aol.com
authors.forename: Fred J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Underhill
mesh_terms: D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology