Multiple choice

The term 'bag of worms' is associated with the damage of

  1. glossopharyngeal nerve

  2. vestibulocochlear nerve

  3. facial nerve

  4. hypoglossal nerve

  5. oculomotor nerve
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Explanation

The hypoglossal nerve (XII) is unique as it is innervated bilaterally from both hemispheres of motor cortex. Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision (diplopia) with lateral strabismus, ptosis and mydriasis.

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