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Branchial motor
Visceral motor
Special sensory
General sensory
Peripheral lesions| Cranial Nerve VII - Facial Nerve | Page 28 of 28 |
Peripheral Lesions
A lesion which affected the lingual nerve just distal to its junction with the chorda tympani would present as follows:
Figure 7-25. Lingual nerve lesion.
Loss of secretion from submandibular and sublingual glands ipsilateral to the lesion (visceral motor component of CN VII) Loss of taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue ipsilateral to the lesion (special sensory component of CN VII) Loss of general sensation from the tongue (general sensory component of CN V3).
