"Cranial Nerves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.
| Descriptor ID |
D003391
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Nerves- Cranial Nerves
- Cranial Nerve
- Nerve, Cranial
- Nerves, Cranial
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of brain death. Neurocrit Care. 2009; 11(2):276-87.