Question:
Your patient recently had a viral infection and now she cannot move the muscles on the right side of her face. In addition, she is experiencing a loss of taste and dry mouth and she cannot close her right eye. Which cranial nerves have been affected by the viral infection?
Answer:
- cannot move the muscles on the right side of her face
- Cranial Nerve VII (Facial)
- loss of taste
- Cranial Nerve VII (Facial)
- Cranial Nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal)
- Cranial Nerve X (Vagus)
- dry mouth
- Cranial Nerve VII (Facial)
- Cranial Nerve IX (Glossopharyngeal)
- cannot close her right eye
- Cranial Nerve VII (Facial)
- Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor)