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Cranial Nerve Diseases
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Information about cranial nerve disorders from the Merck Manual.
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec6/71.htm
Information about cranial nerve diseases from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c10.292.html
Information about palsy of the sixth cranial nerve.
http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/sect6e.htm
Information about palsy of the fourth cranial nerve.
http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/sect6d.htm
Information about the work of John F Alksne MD.
http://www.neurosurgery.ucsd.edu/cnd/alksne.htm
Information about palsy of the seventh cranial nerve.
http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/sect6f.htm
An information resource and neurosurgery sub-specialty clinic providing informative and interactive pages to learn more about these disorders and their treatments.
http://www.umanitoba.ca/cranial_nerves/
Differential diagnosis and discussion of two patients presenting with vertical diplopia; cranial nerve palsies can simulate thyroid related orbitopathy. For medical professionals.
http://www.richmondeye.com/case2.htm
From the Lincolnshire post-polio library, an article from Dr Henry about bulbar polio involving the brain stem, where the centers for the cranial nerves are located.
http://www.zynet.co.uk/ott/polio...hire/library/drhenry/bulbar.html
A discussion of facial nerve problems with illustrations, from the Michigan Ear Institute.
http://www.michiganear.com/library/brochures/facial/
Details of arranging a consultation at the Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders and Microvascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Neurosurgery. Links to support groups.
http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/cranialnerve/consultation.html
Information about problems associated with decreased function of the third cranial nerve.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000698.htm
Information, diagnosis, symptoms and homeopathic treatments.
http://www.trigeminalneuralgia.us
Extensive patient-to-patient resource on trigeminal neuralgia, atypical face pain, anesthesia dolorosa & other cranial neuralgias. Information about symptoms, treatments, coping strategies, medical bibliography and personal stories.
http://facial-neuralgia.org/
Email list for sufferers of trigeminal neuralgia, atypical facial pain, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, atypical trigeminal neuralgia and anesthesia dolorosa, and other facial pain conditions.
http://facial-neuralgia.org/support/tnl_info.html
Help and support for UK based sufferers of trigeminal neuralgia. Complements and links to the US Trigeminal Neuralgia Association.
http://www.tna-uk.org.uk
Support page for people with trigeminal neuralgia. Includes guestbook, support network, information on medications, medical procedures, newsgroups and links to other resources.
http://www.creps.org/tn/
Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of tic douloureux, a severe, stabbing pain to one side of the face.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9653-1.asp
A Canadian non-profit registered charitable organization for those who suffer from TN or any other facial pain. Find disease info, a newsletter and links.
http://www.tnac.org
Information on symptoms and treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (tic doloreux), glossopharyngeal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm. From Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/TNHFS/