Table 1. | Cranial Nerves at risk for postsurgery dysfunction |
| 1. Spinal accessory nerve |
| 2. Phrenic nerve |
| 3. Hypoglossal nerve |
| 4. Lingual nerve |
| 5. Vagus nerve |
| i) Recurrent laryngeal nerve |
| ii) Superior laryngeal nerve |
| 6. Sympathetic trunk |
| 7. Marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve |