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Accessory Nerve Injuries MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Accessory Nerve Injuries
Tree Number(s)
C10.292.175.500
C10.292.200.350
C10.900.300.218.225
C26.915.300.400.200
Unique ID
D061227
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061227
Scope Note
Traumatic injuries to the ACCESSORY NERVE. Damage to the nerve may produce weakness in head rotation and shoulder elevation.
Entry Term(s)
Accessory Nerve Avulsion
Accessory Nerve Contusion
Accessory Nerve Transection
Accessory Nerve Trauma
Accessory Neuropathy, Traumatic
Cranial Nerve XI Injury
Eleventh Cranial Nerve Injuries
Eleventh Cranial Nerve Injury
Eleventh-Nerve Palsy, Traumatic
Eleventh-Nerve Trauma
Injury, Cranial Nerve XI
Injury, Eleventh Cranial Nerve
Spinal Accessory Nerve Avulsion
Spinal Accessory Nerve Contusion
Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury
Spinal Accessory Nerve Transection
Spinal Accessory Nerve Trauma
Spinal Accessory Neuropathy, Traumatic
Traumatic Eleventh-Nerve Palsy
Public MeSH Note
2012
History Note
2012
Date Introduced
2012/01/01
Last Updated
2018/06/30
Accessory Nerve Injuries Preferred
Accessory Nerve Avulsion Narrower
Accessory Nerve Contusion Narrower
Accessory Nerve Transection Narrower
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