Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2019
A 52-year-old woman came to the neurologist with complaints of loss of skin sensitivity on the right half of her face in the area of the lower eyelid, nasal arch, and upper lip. What branch of what nerve is damaged in this patient?
Answer options
- Chorda tympani branching from the facial nerve
- Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
- Ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
- Greater petrosal nerve branching from the facial nerve
- Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Correct answer
Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
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