Hi,

Does anyone have a spinal cord chart in regards to lesion placement & (possible) MS symptoms?? I can't locate mine.

However, here is my Cranial Nerve Lesion Chart that I use when I discuss lesion placement & symptoms when my Neuro as we read my routine Mri's together. If this helps one MS'er out there, then it was worth posting.


Cranial nervers below are listed in roman numerals....



(Cranial Nerve) - I

(Name): Olfactory

(Arises From The): Olefactory Bulb

(Serves The): Sense of smell
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(Cranial Nerve) - II

(Name): Optic

(Arises From The): Lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus

(Serves The): Vision (Retina)

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Optic Neuritis
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(Cranial Nerve) - III

(Name): Oculomotor

(Arises From The): Midbrain

(Serves The): Eye movement and pupil dilation

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Ptosis (drooping eye), loss of pupil constriction and lateral (side to side) diplopia (double vision)
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(Cranial Nerve) - IV

(Name): Trochlear

(Arises From The): Midbrain

(Serves The): Downward and outward eye movement

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Vertical diplopia (double vision)
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(Cranial Nerve) - V

(Name): Trigeminal

(Arises From The): Pons

(Serves The): Facial sensation, tongue, teeth, chewing muscles

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Trigeminal neuralgia (Facial pain)
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(Cranial Nerve) - VI

(Name): Abducens

(Arises From The): Pons

(Serves The): Outward movement of eye

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Sixth nerve palsy - lateral (side to side) diplopia (double vision)
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(Cranial Nerve) - VII

(Name): Facial

(Arises From The): Pons

(Serves The): Facial expression and sensation

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Bell's Palsy (facial paralysis), myokymia (facial twitching)
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(Cranial Nerve) - VIII

(Name): Vestibulocochlear

(Arises From The): Pons

(Serves The): Hearing and sense of balance

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Dizziness, vertigo, vomiting, deafness and tinnitus
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(Cranial Nerve) - IX

(Name): Glossopharyneal

(Arises From The): Medulla Oblongata

(Serves The): Movement and sensation of throat, nasal passages and tongue

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Numbness and paralysis of the palate, and throat, difficulty swallowing and disturbance of taste
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(Cranial Nerve) - X

(Name): Vagus

(Arises From The):Medulla Oblongata

(Serves The): Throat, nasal passages, larynx, heart, lungs, stomach

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Acid reflux, gagging, difficulty in swallowing or talking
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(Cranial Nerve) - XI

(Name): Spinal/Accessory

(Arises From The):Medulla Oblongata

(Serves The): Head and shoulder movement

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Drooping of the shoulder and inability to rotate the head away from the affected side
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(Cranial Nerve) - XII

(Name): Hypoglossal

(Arises From The): Medulla Oblongata

(Serves The): Tongue movement

(Signs & Symptoms Are): Speech problems, ipsilateral (single sided) movement of tongue and thick speech
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