cranial nerve V palsy
Last reviewed 01/2018
Trigeminal nerve palsy is paralysis of the fifth cranial nerve.
In the neurological examination the following ought to be tested in order to check for trigeminal palsy:
- sensation:
- light touch
- pain
- cold
- tested in all three divisions
- function of:
- masseter - clenching the jaw and feeling for the muscle bulk over the angle of the mandible
- pterygoids - moving the jaw from side to side
- corneal reflexes - only if appropriate