Its nucleus is in the caudal pons. The facial nerve courses dorsomedially and encircles the nucleus of the abducens (sixth) cranial nerve. After bending around the abducens nucleus, the facial ...

RETROGRADE degeneration of nerve cells was first described by Nissl ... cytoplasmic chromophile granules and displacement of the nucleus to the cell margin. These changes occur after a lesion ...

The cranial motor nerves control muscles involved in eye, head and neck movements, feeding, speech and facial expression ... Oculomotor, trochlear and abducens SM neurons innervate the six ...

A left-abducens-nerve palsy was found ... pons and medulla revealed only hypoplasia of the right facial nucleus and paucity of fibers in the tract of the right facial nerve.

However, a new case report shows how symptoms of ocular MG (OMG) can vary, and on rare occasions appear as isolated abducens nerve palsy. This new report was published in Cureus. 1 The case ...

Background: Paralysis of abducens nerve is a very rare complication of lumbar puncture, which is a common procedure most often used for diagnostic and anesthetic purposes. Case Report: A 38-year ...

[2] Each MLF carries information from the contralateral abducens nucleus to the ipsilateral medial ... investigation should exclude partial third nerve palsy and myasthenia gravis.