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Cranial Nerve VII: Facial

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The seventh cranial nerve, also known as the facial nerve (CN VII), arises from the inferior pons just in front of the vestibulocochlear nerve, reaching straight out to the internal auditory canal. Its anatomical course, function, pathology and major clinical syndromes are illustrated for quick reference.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North, 1900 East, #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132-2140, USA

    Laura B. Eisenmenger M.D.

  2. Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and BioMedical Informatics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North, 1900 East, #1A071, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132-2140, USA

    Richard H. Wiggins III 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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Eisenmenger, L.B., Wiggins, R.H. (2018). Cranial Nerve VII: Facial. In: Agarwal, N., Port, J. (eds) Neuroimaging: Anatomy Meets Function. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57427-1_18

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