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Cranial Nerve IV: Trochlear

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The trochlear nerve or the fourth cranial nerve (CN IV) arises from the dorsal aspect of the mesencephalon. Its anatomical course, function and pathology are described.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Karen S. Chen M.D. & Ari M. Blitz M.D.

  2. S. Maria del Carmine Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari,, Rovereto (TN), Italy

    Nivedita Agarwal M.D.

  3. Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto (TN), Italy

    Nivedita Agarwal M.D.

  4. Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (UT), USA

    Nivedita Agarwal M.D.

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Correspondence to Karen S. Chen M.D. .

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  1. Neuroradiology, Dept. of Radiology, Hospital Santa Maria del Carmine, Rovereto, Trento, Italy

    Nivedita Agarwal

  2. Dept. of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    John D. Port

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Chen, K.S., Blitz, A.M., Agarwal, N. (2018). Cranial Nerve IV: Trochlear. In: Agarwal, N., Port, J. (eds) Neuroimaging: Anatomy Meets Function. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57427-1_15

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