In 1982, a paper in the Archives of Opthamology entitled Chronic Sixth Nerve Palsies indicated that eye doctors commonly encounter sixth nerve palsies. The condition is generally "benign." If your doctor diagnoses you with sixth nerve palsy, he...
Eyes that remained fixed in one spot would severely limit your ability to take in the world around you. Fortunately, nerves transmit signals from the brain to the muscles attached to the eye to make them move up, down and sideways. Nerves also...
The brain stem links the spinal cord to the brain. Messages between the brain and the rest of the body pass through the brain stem in large nerve bundles. However, the brain stem is more than a nerve impulse highway. According to Dr. Richard...
The motor, sensory and visual components of the eye are managed by 5 of the 12 cranial nerves. Damage to any one of these nerves can cause symptoms to manifest according to the specific function of that particular nerve. The nerves that are...
Alcohol, even after one or two drinks, can damage the brain; when a person abuses alcohol, the damages become irreversible. Alcohol is a central nervous depressant, which decreases activity in the cerebral cortex, reticular formation, spinal cord...
The head is complex, but functional. Like the rest of the body, the head consists of skin, bone, blood vessels and nerves. However, the head also contains most sensory organs, such as the nose, eyes, ears and mouth. These structures, along with...
Eye retraction syndrome, also called Duane syndrome or Duane retraction syndrome, a rare congenital disease, affects the muscle of the eyes. Around 90 percent of people with the disease have no family history of it, the American Academy of...
Cranial nerves determine your ability to taste, smell, see and maintain your balance. Damage to some nerves, such as the olfactory nerve related to your sense of smell, will not respond to exercises as treatment. Other nerves respond well to a...
The brain stem serves as a “highway” that connects the rest of the brain to the spinal cord and through the spinal cord, to the rest of the body. The brain stem helps regulate breathing, digestion, heart function, sexual function and...
Cranial nerves are a set of 12 nerve pairs that connect from the brain to areas of the face, neck, shoulders and some internal organs. The nerves run through holes in the skull. Each set of nerves are paired for service on each side of the body....
There are 12 paired cranial nerves that exit the skull under the brain's surface that extend to various parts of the head, neck, chest and abdomen. The cranial nerves comprises three nerve types: motor nerves that send an impulse signal to a...
