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TAN, Miguel Francis C.

TAN, Miguel Francis C.

by Miguel Francis Tan -
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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?

  • Unable to move muscles on right side of the face: Facial (VII) Cranial Nerve
  • Loss of taste: Facial (VII) Cranial Nerve, Glossopharyngeal (IX) Nerve, and Vagus (X) Cranial Nerve
  • Dry mouth: Facial (VII) Cranial Nerve and Glossopharyngeal (IX) Nerve
  • Cannot close right eye: Oculomotor (III) Cranial Nerve and Facial (VII) Cranial Nerve