They discovered that a benign meningioma (a tumor growing in the membrane surrounding the brain) was putting pressure on the cranial nerve at the base of Bremmer’s skull, which is involved in eye ...

Nerves help maintain bone homeostasis and are key to responding to injury, but how they interact with blood vessels in the skull throughout aging was unknown until now. Given the difficulty of ...

Lee, MD, from Houston Methodist, and joined by Drew Carey, MD, from Johns Hopkins University—features the importance of recognizing cranial nerve six (CN VI) palsy with chemosis as a potential sign of ...

It's key information when planning surgery, in order to avoid damaging a nerve. The abducens nerve travels farther through the skull than any other cranial nerve. This leaves it vulnerable to injury ...

The RLN arises from the 10th cranial nerve (vagus nerve). The vagus emerges from the brain, exits the skull, then runs down your neck along the carotid arteries. It plays a role in controlling heart, ...

The only cranial remain of a Cenomanian pterosaur known so far from ... Abbreviations: dc, dentary crest; mp, median platform; nf, nutrient foramen. Arrow points anteriorly. Scale bar is 10 mm. There ...