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Trochlear Nerve Pathway

The Trochlear Nerve Pathway is the cranial nerve pathway that uniquely innervates the contralateral superior oblique muscle of the eye, distinguishing it as the only cranial nerve to decussate fully before exiting the brainstem and innervating its target exclusively.

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2017–2026

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Trochlear Nerve Tract

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Publications

63

Vertical eye movement-related neurons in the medial mesodiencephalic junction: Their firing pattern, location and projection to oculomotor and trochlear nuclei

Shozo Nakao, Yoshimitsu Shiraishi, Toshihiko Oikawa · Neuroscience Research Supplements · 1986 · 141 citations

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Superior Oblique Myokymia

William F. Hoyt · Archives of Ophthalmology · 1970 · 115 citations

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Cerebellar modulatory action on the vestibulo-trochlear pathway in the cat

R. Baker, W. Precht, R. Llin�s · Experimental Brain Research · 1972 · 112 citations

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Superior oblique myokymia: Magnetic resonance imaging support for the neurovascular compression hypothesis

Indra Yousry, Marianne Dieterich, Thomas P. Naidich et al. · Annals of Neurology · 2002 · 104 citations · Full text

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Electrophysiological properties of trochlear motoneurons as revealed by IVth nerve stimulation

R. Baker, W. Precht · Experimental Brain Research · 1972 · 84 citations

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Authors

158

  1. BF
    Bernd Fritzsch

    University of Iowa, United States

    5 publications · 81 citations

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  2. RS
    Ronald Sonntag

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    3 publications · 52 citations

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  3. GS
    G.S. Sohal

    Augusta University, United States

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  4. RB
    R. Baker

    New York University, United States

    3 publications · 235 citations

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  5. TY
    Tarek Yousry

    University College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 182 citations

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Institutions

77

  1. Max Planck Institute for Brain Research

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    256 citations

  2. Augusta University

    Augusta, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    137 citations

  3. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    472 citations

  4. Bielefeld University

    Bielefeld, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    104 citations

  5. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    60 citations

  6. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    492 citations

  7. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    139 citations

  8. Hochschule Bielefeld

    Bielefeld, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    72 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of neurosurgery

    JNS · 4 publications · 180 citations

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  2. Brain Research

    4 publications · 116 citations

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  3. Experimental Brain Research

    4 publications · 290 citations

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  4. Archives of Ophthalmology

    4 publications · 254 citations

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  5. Experimental Neurology

    3 publications · 53 citations

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