KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 11 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 40-year-old male has hearing impairment and paresis of facial muscles resulting from a blow to his head. He was diagnosed with a hematoma of cerebellopontine angle. What nerves had been damaged?
- A. IX, X pairs of cranial nerves
- B. VII, VIII pairs of cranial nerves
- C. VIII, IX pairs of cranial nerves
- D. V, VI pairs of cranial nerves
- E. -
Hint
Match each symptom (hearing loss, facial muscle paresis) to its cranial nerve and recall which nerves emerge at the cerebellopontine angle.
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