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Oculomotor Nerve Injuries MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Oculomotor Nerve Injuries
Tree Number(s)
C10.292.200.656
C10.292.562.700.500
C10.900.300.218.456
C11.590.436.600
C26.915.300.400.518
Unique ID
D061220
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061220
Scope Note
Traumatic injuries to the OCULOMOTOR NERVE. This may result in various eye movement dysfunction.
Entry Term(s)
Cranial Nerve III Injury
Injury, Cranial Nerve III
Injury, Third Cranial Nerve
Oculomotor Nerve Avulsion
Oculomotor Nerve Contusion
Oculomotor Nerve Injury
Oculomotor Nerve Transection
Oculomotor Nerve Trauma
Oculomotor Neuropathy, Traumatic
Third Cranial Nerve Injuries
Third Cranial Nerve Injury
Third-Nerve Palsy, Traumatic
Third-Nerve Trauma
Traumatic Third-Nerve Palsy
Public MeSH Note
2012
History Note
2012
Date Introduced
2012/01/01
Last Updated
2022/04/19
Oculomotor Nerve Injuries Preferred
Oculomotor Nerve Avulsion Narrower
Oculomotor Nerve Contusion Narrower
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