A rare case of Epstein-Barr virus-induced Bell palsy in an 18-year-old highlights the need for EBV testing in sudden facial ...

I elucidated that the glosso (tongue) pharyngeal (pharynx) nerve, the ninth cranial nerve, was being disturbed by something ...

Gurgaon: For this 41-year-old native of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, life became a daily battle against invisible torment. For over a year, he endured sudd.

Kim Yoon-ah, a vocalist and singer-songwriter of the band Jaurim, delivered her recent self-care. Kim Yoon-ah released a mirror selfie taken in a ballet suit on her personal SNS on the 17th with a ...

Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug ...

Doctor, it is like a tiny gremlin tap dancing on my face!” exclaimed Mrs Sharma, a vivacious woman in her late 40s, who, despite her current predicament, still managed to accessorise her pain with a ...

Microvascular Decompression (MVD) is a surgical technique used to relieve nerve pain caused by the compression of cranial nerves. MVD directly addresses the root cause of conditions like trigeminal ...

Keywords: cranial nerve, optic nerve, optic neuritis, facial palsy, trigeminal pain, multiple sclerosis Citation: Di Stadio A, Scribani Rossi P, Kaski D, Zilli C, Ralli M, Bernitsas E and Altieri M ...

This latest episode of the “NeuroOp Guru”—hosted by Andrew G. Lee, MD, from Houston Methodist, and joined by Drew Carey, MD, from Johns Hopkins University—features the importance of recognizing ...

The trigeminal nerve is a paired nerve — you have one on each side. Its chief function is to carry sensations of pain, touch, heat, and cold from the face to the brain.

The glossopharyngeal nerve is one of twelve cranial nerves that connect to the brain. Like the other cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve is paired — there's one on each side of your brain.

The cranial nerves can be damaged from mild head injuries like concussions or more major injuries like fractures. Symptoms of cranial nerve damage can include pain, abnormal sensations, changes in ...