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Abstract
Before the extraordinary capabilities of modern neuroimaging, especially magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the identification of causes of cranial neuropathy is extremely difficult. MRI has the potential to demonstrate the intracranial and extracranial parts of the cranial nerves. Also offers considerable advantages over computed tomography (CT) for evaluation of suspected cranial nerve abnormalities. This study aimed at (1) assessment of the diagnostic value of MRI in patients with cranial neuropathy., (2) detecting the possible etiological factors of cranial nerve lesions especially isolated lesions of the cranial nerves. (3) Detection of the most common causes of nerve lesions at different site along the course of the nerves. (4) identification of the different presentation of cranial neuropathy according to the etiology. In this work we have studied 200 patients aged 1 - 85 years (106 males and 94 females) with CT and MRI. All patients were subjected to the following investigations: (1) Thorough neurological examination. (2) Routine laboratory investigation. (3) Computed tomographic head scan (CT) (4) Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (MRI)