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Cranial Nerves
Cranial Nerve Testing
Name | Test |
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Olfactory | smell |
Optic | visual acuity (near and far), visual fields (periphery), pupillary reaction |
Oculomotor | eye movement, pupil constriction |
Trochlear | eye movement (downward at nose and medial) |
Trigeminal | muscles of mastication ("bite down"), blink reflex; sensation (touch and pain) (dull/sharp) of face |
Adbducens | eye movement (ABD), look to side |
Facial | facial expressions (smile, frown, lift eyebrows, taste (sugar or salt) |
Glossopharyngeal | swallow, gag reflex |
Vagus | check for hoarseness, open wide and say "AH" |
Accessory (Spinal) | resisted shoulder shrugs |
Hypoglossal | stick out tongue |
Vestibulocochlear | Hearing and Balance |