Cranial Nerve Assessment
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- XII. Hypoglossal
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Motor Control of tongue:
Stick out tongue - VIII. Vestibulocochlear
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Hearing and Balance of the ear:
Identify sounds
Balance and coordination - IX. Glossopharyngeal
- Gag reflex and ability to swallow
- V. Trigeminal
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Sensation of touch and pain on skin of face:
Touch face
Clench teeth
Push down on chin to separate jaws - X. Vagus
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Gag reflex:
Say "AHH" - III. Oculomotor
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Test pupillary reaction to light
Elevate the eyelids
elevate, depress and adduct the eyes - VII. Facial
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Taste of anterior portion of tongue
Identify taste
Close eyes tight
Smile and show teeth - II. Optic
- Vision: Identify objects w/in view and clarify what is seen
- VI. Abducens
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Voluntary movement of lateral rectus muscle of eye:
Abduct eye - IV. Trochlear
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Elevate the eye
Lateral movement of the eye - I. Olfactory
- Smell:Identify familiar odors
- XI. Accessory
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Vouluntary motor of sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle:
Shrug the shoulders