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| − | * The cranial nerves are numbered 1-12 from the most rostral to the most caudal.
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| − | * A systematic examination of the cranial nerves can aid accurate identification of the site of a lesion.
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| − | ** Abnormalities are rarely detected in this nerve.
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| − | ====The Vestibulocochlear Nerve====
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| − | * Cranial nerve VIII is the vestibulocochlear nerve.
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| − | * The vestibulocochlear nerve carries
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| − | ** Auditory, or cochlear, signals.
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| − | ** Balance, or vestibular, signals.
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| − | * Signals from CN VIII are relayed to the vestibular nuclei in the brainstem.
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| − | ** The nuclei in turn relay information to
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| − | *** The eyes
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| − | *** Higher centres.
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| − | * Many efferent signals are controlled in part by cerebellar input.
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| − | ====Unilateral Vestibular Disease====
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| − | * Horses with unilateral vestibular lesions often have a head tilt towards the side of the lesion.
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| − | * If nystagmus is absent, determining whether a horse with a head tilt is also weak is helpful in deciding whether vestibular disease is central or peripheral.
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| − | ** In peripheral diease, the horse may be ataxic but weakness is not normally seen.
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| − | * In the acute stages of vestibular disease, spontaneous nystagmus may be present.
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| − | ** The appearance of nystagmus is different depending on the type of vestibular disease present.
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| − | *** Central vestibular disease
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| − | **** Nystagmus often is variable; i.e. rotary, horizontal and vertical.
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| − | *** Peripheral vestibular disease
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| − | **** The fast phase of the nystagmus is away from the side of the lesion.
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| − | * Nystagmus may resolve in more chronic lesions.
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| − | *** I.e. positional nystagmus.
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| − | * Visual accomodation improves ataxic movements.
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| − | ** However, these may return dramatically on blindfolding.
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| − | ====Bilateral Vestibular Disease====
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| − | * An observable head tilt may not be present.
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| − | * Movements are likely to be markedly ataxic.
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| − | ** This is probably due in part to involvement of ascending proprioceptive and descending motor pathways that run through the brainstem.
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| − | ===[[Pharyngeal and Laryngeal Function]]===
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| − | * The pharynx and larynx are innervated by:
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| − | ** CN IX - the glossopharyngeal nerve
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| − | ** CN X - the vagus nerve
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| − | ** CN XI - the accessory nerve
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| − | * Pharyngeal and laryngeal function is best studied by:
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| − | *# Observing the horse eat and swallow
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| − | * Left recurrent laryngeal hemiplegia is the most common dysfunction in horses.
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| − | ** The left recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve.
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| − | ** Horses are known as "roarers".
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| − | * Pharyngeal paralysis in horses is commonly associated with peripheral disease.
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| − | ** Especially guttural pouch disease.
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| − | *** Endoscopy of the guttural pouches should be therefore be performed in horses that are dysphagic.
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| − | * The hypoglossal nerve, CN XII provides motor innervation to the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]].
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| − | * Normally, a horse resists the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] being retracted from the mouth.
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| − | ** The horse will quickly return the tongue after it is pulled out to the side.
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| − | * Horses with hypoglossal weakness appear differently.
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| − | ** The [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] may protrude from the mouth.
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| − | ** Chronic unilateral hypoglossal lesions may result in unilateral tongue atrophy.
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| − | ** Bilateral hypoglossal lesions may result in difficulty prehending food.
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| − | * Horses with cerebral dysfunction may have signs corresponding to tongue weakness.
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| − | ** However, [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]] atrophy is not present in these animals.
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