Cranial Nerve Exam

[petgroomer]

I am posting this because I was diagnosed one year ago this weekend,.. "Happy Anniversay" to my schwammy. 
But more importantly, I went 11 months until I found a doctor who actually took interest in my case.  I was sent home from Toronto hospital only to wait it out and come back in 3 years for an MRI.  No cranial exam or anything was ever done on me until just last month when I insisted I see a neuro-surgeon. 
Amazing to me, he tested stuff and asked questions that I had not heard before.  Anyway, the cranial nerve exam is important to have done from the start to track your progress or issues.  I found a cool site on youtube with one.  IF you have not had one of these... you should (of course I am not a doctor).   
I would suggest knowing your body and what these nerves do, that way you will know if somethings up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0vtkXMr7qQ&feature=related

[mk]

Interesting, thanks for posting this. It gives good insight on the cranial nerve functions.

Also I found it noteworthy that if someone had performed this test on me three years ago (when my AN must have already been good sized), I would have passed this test with flying colours, since I hadn't experienced any of the symptoms described. So this test would essentially have failed to detect that anything was wrong.

Marianna

[petgroomer]

Marianna...
That is funny, cause I also passed it with flying colours too!  lol