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Kutia S.A.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Yarovaya O.Ya.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Suglobov A.S.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Rogoza B.I.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Applied lingual nerve anatomy

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Kutia S.A., Yarovaya O.Ya., Suglobov A.S., Rogoza B.I.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2026;126(3): 53‑57

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202612603153

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APPLIED LINGUAL NERVE ANATOMY
APPLIED LINGUAL NERVE ANATOMY

To cite this article:

Kutia SA, Yarovaya OYa, Suglobov AS, Rogoza BI. Applied lingual nerve anatomy. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2026;126(3):53‑57. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202612603153

Подписка 2026 Журнал неврологии и психиатрии им. С.С. Корсакова (S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry)
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Abstract:

This literature review describes the topographic-anatomical and morphological features of the lingual nerve, which provides sensory innervation of the tongue and the structures of the oral cavity floor. A variant anatomy of this nerve and its branches is presented. The clinical aspects of lingual nerve injury are covered.

Keywords:

neuroanatomy
lingual nerve
applied anatomy
peripheral nervous system

Authors:

Kutia S.A.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Yarovaya O.Ya.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Suglobov A.S.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Rogoza B.I.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Russia

Received:

15.08.2025

Accepted:

23.08.2025

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