fourth cranial nerve

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fourth cranial nerve - either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes

trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis

cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

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The patient was diagnosed with left fourth cranial nerve palsy and cranial imaging was requested to establish etiology; however, the patient did not return for follow-up.

Olfactory Neuroblastoma: A Rare Cause of External Ophthalmoplegia, Proptosis and Compressive Optic Neuropathy

In a study conducted by Amy Gelfand et al in patients with ophthalmoplegic migraine, the involvement of isolated third cranial nerve was common (83%) and involvement of isolated fourth cranial nerve was rare (2%).

NUCLEAR AND INFRANUCLEAR LESIONS OF CRANIAL NERVES 3, 4, 6 AND THEIR CLINICORADIOLOGICAL CORRELATION

But with start of steroid therapy, fourth cranial nerve palsy improved partially whereas third and sixth cranial nerve palsy persisted on left side (Table 1, Figure 2).