either one of the eight pairs of cranial nerves that supply the cochlea and semicircular canals of the internal ear and contribute to the sense of hearing
Formerly called: acoustic nerve
Examples of 'vestibulocochlear nerve' in a sentence
vestibulocochlear nerve
Only one had bilateral vestibulocochlear nerve palsy.
Amita Bhargava, Basavaraj F Banakar, Guruprasad S Pujar, Shubhakaran Khichar 2014, 'A study of Guillain-Barré syndrome with reference to cranial neuropathy and its prognosticimplication', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2014;volume=5;issue=5;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Bhargava. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The vestibulocochlear nerve seems to be the most commonly affected cranial nerve (10%).
Münir Demir Bajin, Levent Sennaroğlu, Özden Savaş, Filiz Aslan 2016, 'Cochlear Implantation in Neurobrucellosis', Balkan Medical Journalhttp://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=174. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the present study we found various congenital anomalies of bony labyrinth and vestibulocochlear nerve.
Sangeet Kumar Agarwal, Satinder Singh, Samarjit Singh Ghuman, Shalabh Sharma, AsishKr. Lahiri 2014, 'Radiological Assessment of the Indian Children with Congenital Sensorineural HearingLoss', International Journal of Otolaryngologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/808759. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Magnetic resonance imaging was performed which revealed a large vestibular schwannoma affecting the left vestibulocochlear nerve, which wastreated surgically.
Emma Brown, Konrad Staines 2016, 'Vestibular Schwannoma Presenting as Oral Dysgeusia: An Easily Missed Diagnosis', Case Reports in Dentistry http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7081919. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It by-passes the internal ear and gives information to the hearing centers through direct stimulation of the vestibulocochlear nerve.
Mârṭu Vasile Dan, Mârṭu Marius Cristian 2018, 'THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT. A HIGH TECHNIQUE IN OTOLOGIC SURGERY. REVIEW', Romanian Journal of Medical and Dental Educationhttp://journal.adre.ro/the-cochlear-implant-a-high-technique-in-otologic-surgery-review/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)