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17 lip 2023 · There are several options for investigating possible damage to the XI nerve. The use of X-ray (for the base of the skull and the styloid process), a video-cinematography, CT scan, magnetic resonance, angiography, and ultrasound.
30 paź 2023 · The accessory nerve (CN XI) is probably one of the most controversial of the twelve cranial nerves. There is significant dispute throughout the medical literature regarding whether or not the nerve should truly be classified as a cranial nerve.
19 gru 2022 · The 11th cranial nerve, also known as the accessory nerve, is prone to injury due to its long and superficial nature. Damage to the accessory nerve can be incidental, iatrogenic, or due to blunt trauma. This activity reviews the anatomy of the nerve and describes the evaluation and treatment of accessory nerve injury.
The following conditions may affect nerve function eg Pharyngo-cervical-brachial variant of Guillain-Barre-syndrome, Sandifer syndrome, Eagle-syndrome, Diphtheria (infection), Poliomyelitis or Tetanus (both situations that rarely can affect the XI nerve), botulism, and sarcoidosis.
The accessory nerve, also known as the eleventh cranial nerve, cranial nerve XI, or simply CN XI, is a cranial nerve that supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.It is classified as the eleventh of twelve pairs of cranial nerves because part of it was formerly believed to originate in the brain. The sternocleidomastoid muscle tilts and rotates the head, whereas the trapezius ...
21 mar 2024 · Cranial nerve XI, the spinal accessory nerve (SAN), is vulnerable to injury, owing to its long and superficial course in the posterior cervical neck. An important landmark in the neck, the...
17 lip 2023 · An unusual nerve that contains both cranial and spinal roots. The accessory nerve provides motor function (movement) to two muscles essential to neck and shoulder movement, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the trapezius, as well as to the larynx (voice box) and other structures in the throat.
