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  2. Cranial nerves - Wikipedia

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    Nerves may be compressed because of increased intracranial pressure, a mass effect of an intracerebral haemorrhage, or tumour that presses against the nerves and interferes with the transmission of impulses along the nerve. [22] Loss of function of a cranial nerve may sometimes be the first symptom of an intracranial or skull base cancer. [23]

  3. Trochlear nerve - Wikipedia

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    It is the only cranial nerve that exits from the dorsal (rear) aspect of the brainstem. It innervates a muscle, the superior oblique muscle, on the opposite side (contralateral) from its nucleus. The trochlear nerve decussates within the brainstem before emerging on the contralateral side of the brainstem (at the level of the inferior colliculus).

  4. Contralateral brain - Wikipedia

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    Contralateral brain. The contralateral organization of the forebrain (Latin: contra‚ against; latus‚ side; lateral‚ sided) is the property that the hemispheres of the cerebrum and the thalamus represent mainly the contralateral side of the body. Consequently, the left side of the forebrain mostly represents the right side of the body, and ...

  5. Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy - Wikipedia

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    Specific terms are used for peripheral nerves that originate from, or arrive at, a specific point. An afferent nerve fiber is a fibre originating at the present point. For example, a striatal afferent is an afferent originating at the striatum. An efferent nerve fiber is one that arrives at the present point. For example, a cortical efferent is ...

  6. Alternating hemiplegia - Wikipedia

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    Alternating hemiplegia (also known as crossed hemiplegia) is a form of hemiplegia that has an ipsilateral cranial nerve palsies and contralateral hemiplegia or hemiparesis of extremities of the body. The disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of paralysis on one side of the body. [ 1 ]

  7. Paramedian pontine reticular formation - Wikipedia

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    the ipsilateral abducens (CN VI) nucleus (which controls the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle), (through the medial longitudinal fasciculus ) the contralateral oculomotor (CN III) nucleus (specifically the population of its neurons that innervate the contralateral medial rectus muscle ).

  8. Pontocerebellar fibers - Wikipedia

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    The entire pathway begins and ends in the cerebral cortex, and its entire course is the following: [2] (Motor and sensory areas of) cerebral cortex → corticopontine fibers → (ipsilateral) nuclei pontis (synapse) → pontocerebellar fibers (decussation within pons) → middle cerebellar peduncle → (contralateral) (cerebellar cortex and (collaterals) dentate nucleus of) posterior lobe of ...

  9. Cochlear nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Lateral superior olive (LSO) directly and via TB – Ipsilateral stimulation for high frequency sounds. Medial nucleus of trapezoid body (MNTB) – Contralateral stimulation. Inferior colliculus – Contralateral stimulation. Periolivary nuclei (PON) – Ipsilateral and contralateral stimulation.