Cranial nerves

I, III, IV, VI

·      Acuity: Snellen chart

·      Fields: four corners

·      Accommodation: far to near

·      Reflexes: direct + consensual

·      Movements: H shape

V

·      Motor: masseter during mastication

·      Sensory V123: forehead, cheeks, jaw

·      Reflex: jaw jerk

VII

·      TZBMC: raise eyebrows, scrunch eyes tight, grin, puff out cheeks, tighten neck

VIII

·      Weber’s test: midline vibration for lateralisation

·      Rinne’s test: vibration of air vs temporal bone

IX, X

·      Gag reflex

XI

·      Sternocleidomastoid: turn head side to side against resistance

·      Trapezius: raise shoulders against resistance

XII

·      Poke out tongue: deviation towards ipsilateral lesion

 

 

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