Nerve | Muscles to evaluate for denervation |
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III | Superior, inferior, medial rectus, and inferior oblique muscles |
IV | Superior oblique muscle |
V | Muscles of mastication: masseter, temporalis, and pterygoid (V3) |
VI | Lateral rectus muscle |
X | Vocal cords |
XI | Sternocleidomastoid, trapezius muscles |
XII | Tongue muscles |