Sonographic reference values of cranial nerve size: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ramy AbdelnabyKhaled Ashraf MohamedAnas ELgenidyKhaled Tarek DardeerMahmoud Mostafa BedewyYousef Tarek SonbolKhaled Abdelmoneim ElmenawiEman Mohammed ElsaeedMostafa Soliman KotbeAhmed Samy ShabibHamed Amr HeikalHazem Maher GawishMahmoud Hesham BarakatEman A TawfikPublished in: Muscle & nerve (2022)
This meta-analysis provides reference values for the diameter and cross-sectional area of the facial, spinal accessory, and hypoglossal nerves at different sites, which can be used as guidance in clinical practice to detect pathological changes in cranial nerve size in cranial neuropathies. We recommend further validation in large-scale studies as well as standardization of the scanning protocols.