Cranial Nerve Diseases (Cranial Nerve Disorders)

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147 relevant articles (7 outcomes, 3 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Disorders of one or more of the twelve cranial nerves. With the exception of the optic and olfactory nerves, this includes disorders of the brain stem nuclei from which the cranial nerves originate or terminate.

Also Known As:

Cranial Nerve Disorders; Cranial Nerve Disorder; Cranial Nerve Palsies; Nervus Cranialis Disorders; Cranial Nerve Disease; Cranial Nerve Palsy; Cranial Neuropathy; Cranial Neuropathy, Multiple; Multiple Cranial Neuropathies; Multiple Cranial Neuropathy; Nervus Cranialis Disorder; Neuropathies, Multiple Cranial; Neuropathy, Cranial; Neuropathy, Multiple Cranial; Palsies, Cranial Nerve; Palsy, Cranial Nerve; Cranial Neuropathies; Cranial Neuropathies, Multiple; Neuropathies, Cranial

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Disease Context: Research Results

Nervous System Diseases: 3414

Cranial Nerve Diseases: 147

Optic Nerve Diseases: 876

Ocular Motility Disorders: 202

Abducens Nerve Diseases: 107

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases: 80

Oculomotor Nerve Diseases: 72

Facial Neuralgia: 46

Trigeminal Nerve Diseases: 41

Facial Nerve Diseases: 36

Cranial Nerve Injuries: 34

Trochlear Nerve Diseases: 21

Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases: 14

Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases: 12

Vagus Nerve Diseases: 1

Accessory Nerve Diseases

Cranial Nerve Neoplasms

Olfactory Nerve Diseases

Related Diseases

1.	Ataxia (Dyssynergia)
2.	Seizures (Seizure)
3.	Paralysis (Palsy)
4.	Aneurysm (Aneurysms)
5.	Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma (T-ALL)

Experts

1.	Muller, Paul J: 1 article (08/2008)
2.	Varma, Abhay K: 1 article (08/2008)
3.	Eguchi, Katsumi: 1 article (07/2008)
4.	Kawakami, Atsushi: 1 article (07/2008)
5.	Fujikawa, Keita: 1 article (07/2008)
6.	Liss, Gary M: 1 article (04/2006)
7.	House, Ronald A: 1 article (04/2006)
8.	Wills, Michael C: 1 article (04/2006)
9.	Lee, N J: 1 article (10/2005)
10.	Song, J J: 1 article (10/2005)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Cranial Nerve Diseases:

1.	Prednisolone (Predate)FDA LinkGeneric 02/01/1996 - "The results revealed that prednisolone was not beneficial in patients with severe brain lesions, increased intracranial pressure and cranial nerve palsies" 01/01/1994 - "Improvement of cranial nerve palsy was achieved with the administration of prednisolone but it was only transient" 08/01/1996 - "She presented with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, left-sided lower cranial nerve palsies (8th, 9th, and 10th), and vestibular ataxia, which improved following the administration of prednisolone" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)FDA Link 07/01/2007 - "Treatment with steroid and cyclophosphamide was started and cranial nerve palsies resolved and the number and size of lung nodules decreased" 05/01/1990 - "A 15-year-old boy with non-T ALL in early 2nd remission was autografted using a regimen with busulphan 4 mg/kg/day, po, from day -9 to -6, and cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg/day, iv, from day -5 to -2. During busulphan administration he experienced a few generalized seizures, and starting on day 25 post ABMT he developed a progressively severe neurological symptomatology characterized by nystagmus, right VIth cranial nerve palsy, truncal ataxia and, finally, confusion and coma" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Protons (Proton)IBA 08/01/2005 - "CONCLUSION: These results stressed the clinical efficacy of fractionated-associated photon-proton RT in the treatment of meningiomas, especially on cranial nerve palsies, without severe toxicity in almost all patients." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Busulfan (Busulfex)FDA Link 05/01/1990 - "A 15-year-old boy with non-T ALL in early 2nd remission was autografted using a regimen with busulphan 4 mg/kg/day, po, from day -9 to -6, and cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg/day, iv, from day -5 to -2. During busulphan administration he experienced a few generalized seizures, and starting on day 25 post ABMT he developed a progressively severe neurological symptomatology characterized by nystagmus, right VIth cranial nerve palsy, truncal ataxia and, finally, confusion and coma" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Botulinum Toxins (Botulinum Toxin)IBA 01/01/2003 - "Botulinum toxin has a delayed onset of action and results in descending paralysis and prominent cranial nerve palsies" Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	UniversalIBA 07/01/2001 - "Cranial neuropathies from mass effect associated with giant aneurysms of the cavernous and intradural internal carotid artery will improve and be cured in the majority of patients treated with universal revascularization approach" Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	Amyloid (Amyloid Fibrils)IBA 09/01/1999 - "This disease is characterized by a cranial neuropathy that cannot be explained solely by amyloid deposits" 03/01/1988 - "Immunocytochemical methods were used to study the nature of the amyloid deposits in the Finnish type-familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) type IV, which is characterized by cranial neuropathy and corneal lattice dystrophy" 05/15/2006 - "No amyloid deposition was detected in biopsied tissues except for the hard palate, suggesting that the amyloidosis was of the localized type and had no relation to the pathogenesis of cranial neuropathy" 03/01/1988 - "Amyloid fibril protein in familial amyloidosis with cranial neuropathy and corneal lattice dystrophy (FAP type IV) is related to transthyretin." Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	glucuronyl glucosamine glycan sulfate (Vessel)IBA 11/01/2002 - "CARD15 mutations in familial granulomatosis syndromes: a study of the original Blau syndrome kindred and other families with large-vessel arteritis and cranial neuropathy." 11/01/2002 - "Affected family members from the original Blau syndrome kindred were heterozygous for the R334W missense mutation; mutations at the same position were also observed in several unrelated Blau syndrome families, some of whose phenotypes included large-vessel arteritis and cranial neuropathy" 03/01/2005 - "Complications included 22 cerebral thromboembolisms, nine intraprocedural aneurysm perforations, two coil migrations, two parent vessel injuries, one postprocedural aneurysm rupture, and one cranial nerve palsy" 09/17/1979 - "A multitude of signs and symptoms may occur such as fever, headaches, malaise, weight loss, anemia, stroke, cranial nerve palsies, polymyalgia rheumatica, aortitis and other large vessel involvement" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	Retinaldehyde (Retinal)IBA 05/01/1992 - "Optic disk swelling, optic nerve atrophy, retinal exudates and hemorrhages, and cranial nerve palsies have been infrequently reported" 03/01/2000 - "Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis should be considered in all patients with orbital inflammation associated with multiple cranial nerve palsies and retinal or orbital infarction, regardless of their immunologic status" 11/21/1987 - "Ophthalmological findings in AIDS include retinal cotton-wool spots, retinal haemorrhages, cytomegalovirus retinitis, conjunctival manifestations of Kaposi's sarcoma, and cranial nerve palsy" 01/08/1998 - "It is mainly characterised by local signs such as headache or facial pain, Horner's syndrome, lower cranial nerve palsies and pulsatile tinnitus, followed a few hours or days later by signs of cerebral or retinal ischemia" 01/01/2007 - "Visual obscuration or visual loss can be a manifestation of retinal ischemia, retinal migraine, or optic neuritis which might or might not evolve into a clinical picture compatible with MS. Cranial neuropathy, long tract signs, sensory disturbance, and/or gait ataxia can be related to a number of different processes such as illicit drug use, neurosarcoidosis, neuro-Behcet's disease, neuroborreliosis, HIV-related disease, neurosyphilis, vascular occlusive disease including vasculitis, connective tissue disorders, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), idiopathic transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica (NMO), or tropical spastic paraparesis" Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	AntibodiesIBA 10/01/2008 - "The possible role of anti-GQ1b antibodies in isolated cranial neuropathy is discussed." 10/15/2004 - "We conclude that anti-glycolipid antibodies may play an important role in the development of isolated cranial neuropathy in some patients." 10/15/2004 - "We describe seven patients with isolated cranial neuropathy in whom serum anti-glycolipid antibodies were detected" 10/15/2004 - "Isolated cranial neuropathy associated with anti-glycolipid antibodies." 09/10/1998 - "A 64-year-old man with cranial-nerve palsies and a positive test for antinuclear cytoplasmic antibodies." Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Endoscopes 07/01/2001 - "CONCLUSION: The rigid endoscope can be used safely during posterior fossa surgery to treat cranial neuropathies, and it allows improved observation of the cranial nerves, nerve cleavage planes, and vascular anatomic features without significant cerebellar or brainstem retraction." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Decompression 06/01/1995 - "The authors of this study compared recordings obtained from different locations on the lateral side of the brainstem in six patients undergoing microvascular decompression surgery for a cranial nerve disorder affecting the fifth cranial nerve (i.e., trigeminal neuralgia)" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 03/01/2001 - "Multivariate analysis was performed to evaluate age, T stage, N stage, radiotherapy dose, histology, chemotherapy bone of skull erosions or cranial nerve palsies and base of skull involvement as prognostic factors of locoregional control and overall survival" 04/01/2000 - "Cranial neuropathy following concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy is unreported" 07/01/1998 - "The patient received local radiotherapy and intensive chemotherapy, but exhibited no notable alleviation of his cranial nerve palsy" 09/01/1983 - "Seven patients received intrathecal chemotherapy before radiation therapy was instituted in an attempt to control their cranial nerve palsies" 01/01/2008 - "CASE PRESENTATION: A case report is presented of an unfortunate 53 year old Hispanic woman with acute myelogenous leukemia who developed profound weakness with cranial nerve palsies following both intravenous and intrathecal chemotherapy" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 03/01/1996 - "Both patients developed transient cranial neuropathy shortly after treatment with 186Re-HEDP" 12/01/1979 - "A 12-year-old man had a sudden onset of multiple cranial nerve palsies after treatment for a necrotizing lesion of the soft palate two years previously" 04/01/2003 - "Symptoms and signs of cranial neuropathy were retrospectively contrasted with angiographic aneurysm volumes before and after treatment in 10 patients" 05/01/2001 - "A patient with a bilateral pituitary adenoma experienced bilateral VIth cranial nerve palsy 3 months after treatment that had not resolved at 35 months after treatment" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Cranial Irradiation 11/01/2004 - "Cranial irradiation was reserved for the 12% of patients who had T-cell ALL and a presenting leukocyte count of 100 x 10(9)/L or more, or CNS-3 (5 or more leukocytes/microL with identifiable blast cells in an atraumatic sample or the presence of cranial nerve palsy) status" 07/29/1993 - "Patients were considered to have central nervous system leukemia at diagnosis if they had at least 5 leukocytes per microliter of cerebrospinal fluid, with leukemic blast cells apparent in cytocentrifuged preparations, or cranial-nerve palsy; they received additional intrathecal injections of chemotherapeutic agents and cranial irradiation" 08/01/1990 - "Twenty patients with leukemic (8) or lymphomatous (12) meningitis and cranial nerve palsies were treated with cranial irradiation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from June 1987 through December 1988" Order ALL the reference details at left...

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