Term
| Anosmia, hyposmia, parosmia, or cacosmia |
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Definition
| Injury to the olfactory nerve (CN I) |
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Term
| Loss of vision in the left |
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Definition
| Damage to the retina of the left eye or the left optic nerve before it reaches the chiasm |
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Term
| Loss of vision in the right |
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Definition
| Damage to the retina of the right eye or the right optic nerve before it reaches the chiasm |
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Term
| Bitemporal (heteronomous) hemianopsia (loss of lateral vision in each eye) |
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Definition
| Damage to the optic nerve at the chiasm |
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Term
| Left homonymous hemianopsia (loss of vision on left half of vision in each eye) |
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Definition
| Damage to the right optic tract |
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Term
| Left superior quadrantanopsia (loss of vision in upper left quadrant of each eye) |
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Definition
| Damage to right optic radiation |
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Term
| Left homonymous hemianopsia with macular sparing (loss of vision on left half of vision in each eye, with macula spared) |
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Definition
| Damage to right striate cortex |
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Term
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Definition
| Injury to the cornea or contents of the anterior chamber |
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Term
| Symptomatic convergence insufficiency (the inability to maintain binocular function (keeping the two eyes working together) while working at a near distance)) |
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Definition
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Term
| Eye displaced outward and downward |
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Definition
| Complete occulomotor nerve palsy (CN III) |
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Term
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Definition
| Occulomotor nerve (CN III) palsy |
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Term
| Vertical diplopia when looking downward which improves with contralateral head tilt and worsens with ipsilateral head tilt |
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Definition
| Injury to the trochlear nerve (CN IV) |
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Term
| Affected eye turning medially |
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Definition
| Complete injury to the abducens nerve (CN VI) |
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Term
| Affected eye is seen at midline at rest, but the patient cannot deviate the eye laterally |
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Definition
| Incomplete injury to the abducens nerve (CN VI) |
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Term
| Corneal drying, abrasions, decreased salivation |
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Definition
| Injury to the trigeminal nerve (CN V) |
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Term
| Anaesthesia of the forehead, eyebrow, and/or nose |
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Definition
| Injury to the trigeminal nerve (CN V) |
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Term
| Corneal testing with cotton swab - ipsilateral and contralateral stay open |
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Definition
| Trigeminal nerve (CN V) paresis |
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Term
| Corneal testing with cotton swab - ipsilateral and contralateral close |
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Definition
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Term
| Corneal testing with cotton swab - ipsilateral stays open, and contralateral closes |
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Definition
| Facial nerve (CN VII) paresis |
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Term
| Hyperacusis, and/or an unusual or impaired sense of taste |
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Definition
| Injury to the facial nerve (CN VII) |
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Term
| Complete or partial paralysis of the face, hyperacusis, and/or an unusual or impaired sense of taste |
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Definition
| Cranial trauma - both longitudinal and transverse fractures of the temporal bone hitting the facial nerve |
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Term
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Definition
| Injury to the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) |
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Term
| Tinnitus, hearing loss, deafness |
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Definition
| Injury to the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) |
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Term
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Definition
| Injury to the nuclei of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves |
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Term
| Drooling, difficulty initiating swallowing, nasal regurgitation, difficulty managing secretions, choke/cough episodes while feeding, and food sticking in the throat |
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Definition
| Injury to the nuclei of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves |
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Term
| Aphonia or weak/hoarse voice |
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Definition
| Injury to the vagus nerve (CN X) |
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Term
| Locked-in syndrome (severely decreased bowel sounds, intact response to suppository, and elevated but unchanging pulse) |
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Definition
| Injury to the nucleus of the vagus nerve and nerve tract |
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Term
| Weakness on the left side and protusion of the tongue toward the left |
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Definition
| Injury to the left hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) |
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Term
| Weakness on the right side and protusion of the tongue toward the right |
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Definition
| Injury to the right hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) |
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Term
| Dysarthria and swallowing difficulties |
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Definition
| Injury to the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) |
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