by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
Examination Technique: explain to the patient that you will be touching them with a sharp object. Reassure them that it is disposable and has not been used on anyone else. for pain, use either a pin or the sharp end of a broken tongue depressor. use a cold tuning fork...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
The motor component of the trigeminal nerve (V3) supplies the muscles of mastication. The largest of these include the temporalis and masseter muscles. Examination Technique: palpate the temporalis and masseter muscles on either side when the patient clenches their...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
The 5th cranial nerve, trigeminal, consists of three sensory (V1, V2 and V3) and a motor component, V3. Sensation is tested to light touch with a cotton wisp, temperature with a cold tuning fork and pain with a disposable pin. If the patient complains of sensory...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
The corneal reflex allows an objective assessment of facial sensation. The afferent limb is V1 of the trigeminal nerve, the efferent limb is the facial or 7th cranial nerve. Examination Technique: explain to the patient what you will be doing. avoid a visual threat...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
A. Peripheral visual field (a) wiggling fingers (b) counting fingers (c) white pin B. Central visual field (a) red pin Examination Technique: visual fields are assessed by confrontation , i.e. the examiner compares the patient’s visual field to their own and assumes...
by Tim Milligan | Nov 11, 2015 | Cranial Nerves Exam
Light entering the eye travels along the optic nerve to the pretectal region of the mid brain to cause pupillary constriction through the visceral motor and short ciliary nerve components of the ocular motor nerve. Examination Technique: observe for ptosis. observe...
