Assertion: facial nerve's function | /r/HasProperty | altered
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text: Since the cranial nerves control observable activities such as moving the eyes, chewing and smiling, damage can be seen and felt when the nerve’s associated function is altered.
text: MRI characteristics can be used to distinguish masses around the facial nerve that require surgical excision from those that should not be surgically removed until facial function has been affected.