Cranial Nerves: Morphology and Clinical Relevance

Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2019 Apr;302(4):555-557. doi: 10.1002/ar.24106.

Abstract

This Special Issue entitled "Cranial Nerves: phylogeny, ontogeny, morphology and clinical significance" has been divided into two consecutive volumes. This second volume is devoted to morphology and clinical relevance. Articles in this volume examine these topics from a macroscopic point of view and with a surgical interest. This volume includes articles on oculomotor nerves III, IV, and VI and their course in the orbit; intracranial and extracranial views of the V and VII pairs; and branching patterns of IX, X, XI, and XII pairs with medical significance. Together, these articles provide a general overview of cranial nerves' gross anatomical organization, as well as improving on the knowledge necessary for clinical approaches. Anat Rec, 302:555-557, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: Evo-Devo approach; clinical anatomy; comparative neuroanatomy; history; prosomeric.

Publication types

  • Introductory Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Nerves / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans