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frontal nerve

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frontal nerve [¦frənt·əl ¦nərv]
(neuroscience)
A somatic sensory nerve, attached to the ophthalmic nerve, which innervates the skin of the upper eyelid, the forehead, and the scalp.


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Common patient complaints include local pain caused by tissue expansion or frontal nerve compression, headache, frontal paresthesia or sensory deficit, olfactory loss, and ophthalmic disturbances.
[FIGURES 2-3 OMITTED] At the 7-month follow-up, the patient continued to experience left frontal nerve paralysis.
 
 
 
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