The trigeminal nerve

The trigeminal nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves, serving as a major conduit for sensory information from the head and neck and primarily providing motor innervation to the muscles of mastication. An understanding of the pathologic processes that may involve this nerve requires a detailed k...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 2001-12, Vol.22 (6), p.502-520
Main Authors: Go, John L, Kim, Paul E, Zee, Chi-Shing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Stem - anatomy & histology
Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - complications
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnosis
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medical sciences
Meningioma - complications
Meningioma - diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - complications
Nervous system
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurology
Pseudotumor Cerebri - complications
Pseudotumor Cerebri - diagnosis
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Trigeminal Nerve - anatomy & histology
Trigeminal Nerve - pathology
Trigeminal Neuralgia - etiology
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Summary:The trigeminal nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves, serving as a major conduit for sensory information from the head and neck and primarily providing motor innervation to the muscles of mastication. An understanding of the pathologic processes that may involve this nerve requires a detailed knowledge of its origin within the brain stem as well as its course intracranially. This article describes the neuroanatomy of the nerve and divides it into its various segments to provide a differential diagnosis of common and some uncommon pathologic processes.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1016/S0887-2171(01)90004-6