A lysosomal storage disorder, Gaucher disease is caused by decreased enzyme activity of glucocerebrosidase with resulting accumulation of a glycolipid, glucocerebroside, in macrophages. The trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV) is a motor nerve that innervates a single muscle: the superior oblique muscle of the eye. A peripheral lesion is damage to the bundle of nerves, in contrast to a central lesion, which is damage to the trochlear nucleus. It is a motor nerve with its nucleus located in the midline of the brainstem, also in the anterior portion of the periaqueductal grey, but inferior to the oculomotor nucleus. In some cases reflexive saccades are also affected, and in such instances the term ocular motor paresis may be preferred over apraxia. The combination of bilateral parietooccipital injury combined with bilateral lesions affecting both frontal eye fields, as in watershed ischemia, for instance, can cause a more severe form of acquired ocular motor apraxia. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is an eye movement disorder of central origin. Movements As a ball and socket synovial joint, there is a wide range of movement permitted: Extension (upper limb backwards in sagittal plane) posterior deltoid, latissimus dorsi and teres major. Ensure the patient's vision is corrected with eyeglasses or a pinhole. Disease severity, including degree of saccadic abnormality, in many cases is related to the number of trinucleotide repeats. Cranial nerve 5: The trigeminal nerve is the largest and most complex of the cranial nerves, with both sensory and motor function. Wernickes encephalopathy . It doesn't have to be perfect. The basis pontis, at the level of the sixth nerve nuclei, is the area most commonly affected. The side-to-side movements are usually smooth and sinusoidal, but a saccadic form has also been described. However, one kindred with DRPLA has been described with opsoclonus and nystagmus as prominent features. Why does increasing EDV increase contractility? the superior division of the oculomotor nerve innervates which muscles? which veins drain into the cavernous sinus? The ocular motility deficit mimics the congenital type (see later discussion), as patients may use a head thrust to aid refixation. As a result of this, upon eyelid opening a contralaterally directed refixation movement back to midline will be seen ( Fig. 16.10 ). Cranial nerve 4, also called the trochlear nerve, controls the movement of the superior oblique muscle. Other considerations in adults include hemorrhages due to hypertension or cavernous angiomas ( Fig. These muscles are: Superior rectus muscle. 2.28 andVideo 2.8 ) is elicited by moving the patients head while asking him or her to maintain fixation on the examiners nose. Failure to suppress the VOR (VORS) may be evident when slippage of the eyes with corrective saccades occurs (see Fig. The pathways for a rightward saccade are depicted. Vergence movements are dysconjugate and allow for foveation of near targets by converging or distance ones by diverging ( Table 16.1 ). It's a motor nerve and provides movement to only one musclean eye muscle called the superior oblique, which connects to the top of the eyeball. 16.5B ). The slow phase of OKN and suppression of the VOR by visual fixation are two other ocular motor functions related to smooth pursuit eye movements. Parkinsons disease (PD) . It is common to both the alimentary and the respiratory tract. The two major clinical syndromes that can arise from damage to the trochlear nerve are vertical and torsional diplopia. Horizontal saccadic failure has also been documented in association with other childhood neurodegenerative diseases such as Krabbe leukodystrophy, PelizaeusMerzbacher disease, GM1 gangliosidosis, Refsum disease, and propionic acidemia. The cerebral peduncle is a Ocular motor palsies and a pigmentary retinopathy may also be observed. abducent nerve The sixth cranial nerve; it stimulates a muscle of the eyeball and two skeletal muscles that move the nictitating membrane across the eyeball. 12.5E: Trochlear (IV) Nerve is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts. The prognosis is generally poor in this population. 2.27 andVideo 2.7 ). They are characterized clinically by autonomic failure (i.e., ShyDrager syndrome) and either parkinsonism (MSA-P), which is usually levodopa-unresponsive, or cerebellar ataxia (MSA-C). WebVisual acuity is tested in each eye separately. Diseases in this category are sporadic and nonhereditary. Presentation of selective oculomotor nerve lesions means trouble looking which directions? Oculomotor Nerve (III), Trochlear Nerve (IV) and Abducens Nerve (VI) These three nerves control eye movement and pupil diameter. Some exhibit dissociated eye movements, with slow but full abduction of one eye and fast but limited adduction of the other in attempted lateral gaze. The affected eye is displaced laterally by the lateral rectus and inferiorly by the superior oblique. When saccades are completely absent, a conjugate gaze palsy results. Most patients with conjugate gaze abnormalities offer only vague visual complaints such as blurriness or dizziness when looking up or down. cannot look laterally with the affected eye, constricted pupils, ptosis (drooping) of the eyelids, and flushing and drying of the face characterize, horner's syndeome is a result of injuries to the. The name of the syndrome derives from the absence of conjugate eye movements in one direction and only preservation of abduction in the other direction. Patients may complain ofdouble vision of horizontal gaze. 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In general, this motility pattern localizes to the posterior fossa. Located near the midline just ventral and rostral to each sixth nerve nucleus (see Chapter 15 ), each PPRF is the premotor center for generating horizontal saccadic eye movements. Unilateral frontal eye field lesions tend to cause contralateral saccadic eye movement impairment ( Fig. The pharynx is a muscular tube that connects the nasal cavities to the larynx and oesophagus. Four pairs of cranial nerves originate from the pons: nerves five through eight. It receives digested food from the small intestine, from which it absorbs water and electrolytes to form faeces. The trochlear nerve inervates thesuperior obliquemuscle of the eye. WebCranial nerve 4: The trochlear nerve controls muscles in the eye. 16.3 ). This concept is supported by the fact that awake patients may have ping-pong gaze that is apparent only with fixation removed. Less commonly, an ipsilateral conjugate eye deviation is seen with the eyelids open. Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.orgor check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. Homologous trochlear nerves are found in all jawed vertebrates. In this position, the affected eye will be 'upward looking', and cannot move down and in. Contralateral gaze deviation is much less common, and may be due to thalamic (see later discussion), putaminal, or frontoparietal hemorrhages although massive ischemic hemispheric strokes may also be responsible. Saccades . the oculomotor nerve passes into the cavernous sinus, superior to the. In Chapter 17 , conditions characterized by excessive or inaccurate saccades are reviewed. Lateral medullary lesions often also cause impaired smooth pursuit for targets moving contralaterally. A slow pursuit eye movement followed by a fast corrective saccade occurs when the surrounding visual field moves over the retina. Familial cases have also been reported. It leads to the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere. The generation of OKN relies first upon cortical and subcortical areas which mediate smooth pursuit, then upon structures responsible for the generation of saccades, as described previously. It is commonly observed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Adductor Brevis. It emerges from the back of the midbrain part of the brainstem. Level of Decussation of the Medial Lemniscus. The four major types of conjugate eye movements include saccades, pursuit, the VOR, and optokinetic nystagmus (OKN). Isolated lesions of the superior colliculi, which are also rare, may cause defective reflexive saccades. The tube begins at the base of the skull and ends inferior to the cricoid cartilage (C6). 9.9 and 9.10 andVideo 9.2 ). Between saccades, OPN tonically inhibit the burst neurons in the paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF) to facilitate fixation and reduce unwanted saccades. Moebius syndrome is extremely rare, The olfactory nerve (CN I) and optic nerve (CN II) originate from the cerebrum. Note the smooth pursuit system is independent of the PPRF, so if pursuit is affected, saccades may be spared, or vice versa. However, patients with lateral medullary lesions usually have full contralateral gaze and hypometric contralateral saccades. The trochlear nerve is one of 12 sets of cranial nerves. Several biochemical and genetic defects affecting energy metabolism can lead to Leigh syndrome. Although the neurologic examination and intellect are usually normal, occasionally associated neurologic defects include hypotonia, motor and speech delay, and ataxia. The dorsal vermis and the fastigial nuclei of the cerebellum are involved in the calibration of saccadic amplitude and fine tuning. Smooth pursuit can also be affected, but to a lesser extent. The pretectum is also just rostral to the level of the third nerve and red nuclei. Each PPRF innervates the ipsilateral sixth nerve nucleus, which in turn innervates the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle. In suspected cases, serum vitamin E levels should be tested. Because saccadic and pursuit abnormalities constitute the majority of the voluntary conjugate gaze abnormalities, they are emphasized in this chapter, and their anatomy and physiology is discussed in great detail. A lesion of the sixth nerve nucleus, by damaging neurons innervating the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle and the interneurons for the contralateral medial rectus, will cause an ipsilateral conjugate gaze palsy. Subsequent symptoms include abnormal eye movements, vision loss related to optic atrophy, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, somnolence, deafness, movement disorders, spasticity, and respiratory difficulties. All seven of these eye movement muscles are controlled by three cranial nerves: the oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve and abducens nerve. The most common eye movement abnormalities in PD include saccadic pursuit in all directions of gaze and hypometric saccades; however, most patients do not exhibit prominent eye movement abnormalities, in contrast to progressive supranuclear palsy. Congenital ocular motor apraxia . Thus, for the most part, third, fourth, and sixth nerve function, as well the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), are intact, except in the situations noted. which component travels in the superior division of the oculomotor division? Acquired ocular motor apraxia . There are three major causes of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) deficiency: (1) abetalipoproteinemia (BassenKornzweig disease), in which patients lack apolipoprotein B, which is essential for transporting fat-soluble vitamins; (2) malabsorption, due either to cholestatic liver disease with resultant failure to secrete bile, cystic fibrosis, or bowel resection; and (3) familial isolated (autosomal recessive) vitamin E deficiency. However, occasionally the VOR pathways are also damaged with PPRF lesions, given the proximity of these fibers. Medullary . The genetic basis is an abnormal CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion on chromosome 4p16.3. This disorder is related to periodic alternating nystagmus (see Chapter 17 ) and consists of cycles of conjugate horizontal gaze deviation with compensatory contralateral head turning for 12 minutes, followed by a 1015 second transition period with the eyes and head straight ahead, then subsequent gaze deviation to the opposite side with compensatory head turning for another 12 minutes. Saccades may be slow (mainly SCAs 1, 2 (severe), and 7), and in severe cases patients lack voluntary saccades, use head thrusts, and have only preserved reflexive eye movements. To counter this, neural integrator neurons modulate burst neuron activity in the PPRF and riMLF to maintain eccentric gaze. Voluntary saccades and pursuit in all directions may be completely paralyzed. SCA 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 make up about 80% of the SCAs, and each tends to have prominent neuro-ophthalmic features. Although some authors have applied the term congenital ocular motor apraxia to children of any age, we feel the term should be reserved for only those instances in which the motility disorder is present in infancy. Among them, 4 nerves are related to eyes. Zackon and Sharpe reported two such patients, each with adduction paresis of the eye ipsilateral to the lesion accompanied by paresis of contralateral saccades in the fellow eye. Diseases with slow saccades or ophthalmoparesis in the dominantly inherited category include the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) types 1 (inherited olivopontocerebellar atrophy), 2, 3 (MachadoJoseph disease) (Video 16.9 ), and 7. However, other causes of an apparent superior oblique palsy such as myasthenia gravis and thyroid eye disease should be excluded before it can be attributed to a trochlear nerve lesion. difficulty walking down stairs and downward movements of the eye typically points to problems with which nerve? Finally, evidence of a degenerative process such as bradykinesia, tremor, or chorea should be sought. Inherited cerebellar ataxias (see Table 16.2 ) *, Wernickes encephalopathy and Leigh disease, Periodic alternating gaze deviation (ping-pong gaze). These nerves originate in the midbrain, passing through the superior orbital fissures of the sphenoid bone, to reach the superior oblique muscles. Oculomotor Nerve - CN III; Trochlear Nerve CN IV; Abducent CN VI . The shortest cranial nerve is the trochlear nerve, as it has the lowest number of axons. The eye deviation may be overcome by the VOR. It supplies to four eye muscles, ciliary muscles and tears glands. The nucleus of the trochlear nerve is located in the caudal mesencephalon beneath the cerebral aqueduct. This finding, which is an inconsistent one, has been attributed to disruption of the caudal PPRFs influence on the riMLF. the cavernous sinus has anastomotic connections with which venous plexus? Neuroanatomy of a left one-and-a-half syndrome (as in. Slow saccades may be a feature of the first two causes, but not usually of the familial type. Caution should be applied when diagnosing pontine lesions in this setting, because pontine horizontal gaze palsies can be mimicked by the Fisher variant of GuillainBarr syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and thyroid eye disease. The cerebellum is involved in the suppression of the VOR. The cavernous sinus located on each side of sphenoidal air sinus and hypophyseal fossa. Etiology . What component does the trochlear nerve have? Selective damage to the omnipause or excitatory burst neurons, superior colliculus, or cerebellum have been implicated, but the exact cause is unknown. Then the eyes slowly refixate. the troclear, abducens, and oculomotor nerve have which component? The LibreTexts libraries arePowered by NICE CXone Expertand are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. MSA can be difficult to distinguish from other parkinsonian syndromes, and ocular motor findings in MSA including excessive square wave jerks, saccadic dysmetria, impaired VOR suppression, and gaze-evoked nystagmus aid in diagnosis. Lateral view of the left cerebral hemisphere, depicting the cortical areas which may generate saccades. Medial rectus muscle. smooth muscle of the ciliary body and the pupillary sphincter, smooth muscle that dilates the pupil (think about fight or flight, want eyes dilated), Sensory components of V that run through the sensory ganglion provide sensation to, the trochlear nerve leaves the brain by the, the trochlear nerve passes anteriorly through, the trochlear nerve passes through the cavernous sinus anterior to the. Voluntary saccades are intentional eye movements toward a remembered target or during a search. Right gaze preference in a patient with a right middle cerebral artery stroke, left homonymous hemianopia, left neglect, and left hemiparesis. Client was able to elicit gag reflex and able to swallow without difficulty. It is immediately below the nucleus of the oculomotor nerve (III) in the rostral mesencephalon. 16.14 and 16.15 ). Neurons from the frontal and supplementary eye fields (see, Axial computed tomography of right frontal lobe hemorrhage (, Left facial colliculus syndrome (peripheral VIIth nerve (. The purposes of having eye movements are to maintain constant foveation of an object of interest or to foveate a target quickly. Saccades that are slow vertically more than horizontally (particularly in patients with young age at onset) and difficulty in initiating saccades, sometimes associated with head thrusts, are the most prominent eye movement deficits. Following parenteral administration of 50100mg of thiamine in addition to receiving a balanced, high-caloric diet, patients often begin recovering from sixth nerve palsies and gaze deficits within 124 hours, and almost always within 1 week. At 5 or 6 months of age, when they achieve better head and neck control and can sit unassisted, they begin to use horizontal head thrusts to shift fixation ( Fig. This chapter covers eye movement disorders that are characterized by intact alignment, but in which the eyes either have restricted motility, move too slowly, or are misdirected. These abnormalities resemble those in Wernickes encephalopathy and infantile beriberi. They have a peak velocity of up to 700 degrees per second, and they must be fast to minimize the time during the saccade in which foveation is not possible. Anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, infiltration of bone marrow with abnormal histiocytes, and fracture or aseptic necrosis of bone are common systemic features. Eye movements are used by a number of organisms (e.g. In the infantile acute GD2 and later onset subacute GD3 forms, neurologic involvement is also seen, with prominent slow horizontal saccades due to PPRF involvement and a progressive supranuclear horizontal gaze paresis. The trochlear nerve is unique among the cranial nerves in several respects. Often initiating the sequence with an eyelid blink, patients move their heads rapidly toward a new visual target. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia is clinically characterized by total or partial failure to adduct one eye in lateral gaze and a monocular nystagmus of the abducting eye. The other pursuit pathway originates in the frontal lobes in the caudal frontal eye field (FEF) and supplementary eye field (SEF) (see Fig. Vitamin E deficiency . This highly localizing ocular motility disorder is characterized by a conjugate gaze palsy to one side accompanied by an ipsilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia when the patient looks to the other side ( Fig. 16.3 ). Patients in this locked-in state use these preserved functions to communicate, but they are often mistakenly diagnosed with coma. Two descending parallel pathways mediate smooth pursuit ( Fig. The motor component of the oculomotor nerve innervates the ipsilateral dorsal, ventral, medial recti muscles as well as the ventral oblique muscle; these muscles are predominantly important for medial movement of each eye but also a dorso-medial and ventral movement is enabled. Structures: A number of structures are located in the mesencephalon including the tectum, tegmentum, cerebral peduncle, substantia nigra, crus cerebri, and cranial nerves (oculomotor and trochlear). Because of the proximity of the descending central tegmental tract (part of Mollarets triangle) to the PPRF and sixth nucleus, oculopalatal tremor (see Chapter 17 ) may be seen months after the injury. the ciliary ganglion lies at the angle between what nerve and what muscle? 2.29 ). Furthermore, in some cases these abnormalities may be the result of neuropsychotropic medications. Fibers mediating the VOR arise from the posterior, anterior, and horizontal semicircular canals, synapse in the vestibular nuclei, travel rostrally via the MLF (with two additional upward or antigravity pathways for the anterior canals), and pass through but do not synapse in the caudal portion of the PPRF; then finally horizontal canal afferents arrive and synapse at the sixth nerve nucleus, and anterior and posterior canal afferents proceed to the third and fourth nuclei. 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