Longest intracranial course | Trochlear nerve |
Longest course overall and most widely distributed | Vagus |
Smallest (thinnest) cranial nerve | Trochlear nerve |
Largest (thickest) cranial nerve | Trigeminal nerve |
The only cranial nerve arising from dorsal aspect | Trochlear nerve |
Only cranial nerve decussating completely before emerging | Trochlear nerve |
Cranial nerve most commonly involved in basal skull fracture | Facial nerve |
Cranial nerve most commonly involved in raised intracranial tension | Abducent nerve |
Commonest cranial nerve affected in spinal anesthesia | Abducent nerve |
Cranial nerve most commonly involved in intracranial aneurysm | Oculomotor nerve |
Cranial nerves carrying parasympathetic fibers | 3,7,9,10 |