Pediatric Cranial Nerves

Presenter:

Dr. Mike Marinus MsC (Paeds), M.Tech (Chiro) FRCC

Dr Marinus is a registered chiropractor with an Masters in Paediatrics from AECC as well as M.Tech in Chiropractic from University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is currently in practice in Southampton & Godalming, UK and registered with the AHPCSA in South Africa as well as with the GCC in UK. He currently holds the position of Fellow and Chair of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Specialist Faculty for Pregnancy and Paediatrics.  He is a founder member of Paediatric Chiropractic South Africa (PCSA) and the founder of Pediatric Network which is an evidence based resource for MSK clinicians operating in the paediatric space.  He has also teamed up with Dr Christian Fludder on a Chiropractic Paediatric Podcast called 2 Paed Chiros which discusses topics around chiropractic paediatric literature, conditions, assessments and techniques.

CRANIAL NERVES

The lecture includes:

Relevant Anatomy & Physiology of Cranial Nerves

• Which nerves carry sensory, motor, special sensory, autonomic information
• Origins, foramina and nuclei associated with each cranial nerve
• Breakdown of function of each cranial nerve
• Testing strategies for each nerve
• Special Tests

Possible pathologies as well as assessment flow for different ages and stages

Lecture Time:

2 hours