Chapter contents
Overview
Origin, central course
Intracranial course
Final innervation
Clinical correlation
Unique features
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Unique Features
The trochlear nerve has several features that make it unique from the other cranial nerves:
- Is the only nerve to exit from the dorsal surface of the brain.
- Is the only nerve in which all the lower motor neuron fibers decussate.
- Has the longest intracranial course.
- Has the smallest number of axons.
